पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · April 9, 563 BCE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.62°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra170.29°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.53°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha36.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra72.33°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani47.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

Rāmeśvaram — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:51
Yamaganda09:11 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 13:47
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:07 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:39 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:11 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:47 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:51 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:23 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:51 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:47 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:11 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:39 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.2876°
Longitude: 79.3129°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927420.27
Julian Day1515885.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9325°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.67°
🪷 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 (-11.9325°), declination 6.94°, EoT -1.90 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: -0562-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)