पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · January 4, 2012 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 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra19.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha239.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.33°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra293.37°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani184.19°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 13:45
Yamaganda07:57 – 09:24
Gulika Kāla10:51 – 12:18
Varjyam06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:30 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:57 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:24 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:51 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:45 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:12 – 16:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:39 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:06 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:39 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:12 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:45 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:51 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:24 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:57 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867465.27
Julian Day2455930.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)119.06°
🪷 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 (24.0207°), declination -22.80°, EoT -5.02 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: 2012-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)