पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · February 4, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra301.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha276.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra245.56°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani172.90°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:59 – 12:27
Yamaganda15:23 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla08:02 – 09:31
Varjyam07:04 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:34 – 08:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:02 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:31 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:59 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:51 – 18:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:19 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:51 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:59 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:31 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:02 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867131.27
Julian Day2455596.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0080°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.62°
🪷 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 (24.0080°), declination -16.38°, EoT -14.09 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: 2011-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)