पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · December 27, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.72 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।
"18.72 O Arjuna! Hast thou listened attentively to My words? Has thy ignorance and thy delusion gone?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.72's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.89°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra280.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala144.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha229.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.19°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra283.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani183.67°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:35
Yamaganda09:20 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 13:41
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:27 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:54 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:20 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:47 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:41 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:35 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:02 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:35 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:41 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:47 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:20 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:54 – 06:27 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867457.27
Julian Day2455922.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.47°
🪷 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 (24.0204°), declination -23.35°, EoT -1.42 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: 2011-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)