पञ्चाङ्ग — Kollam, Kerala · April 30, 2025 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
परशुराम जयन्ती · Paraśurāma JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।

"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	15.76°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	47.36°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	100.55°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	349.56°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	56.91°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	335.08°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	333.64°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

Kollam, Kerala — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 25 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 34 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:28 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:06 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:25 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:21 – 13:54
Yamaganda	07:41 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla	10:48 – 12:21
Varjyam	06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:08 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:41 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:14 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:48 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:21 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:54 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:27 – 17:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:00 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:34 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:00 – 21:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:27 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:54 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:21 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:48 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:14 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:41 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.8932°

Longitude: 76.6141°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872330.27
Julian Day	2460795.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2068°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	29.91°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2068°), declination 14.80°, EoT 2.79 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2025-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)