पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · January 12, 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 1.10 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम्।

पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम्।।1.10।।
"1.10 Yet our army seems the weaker, though commanded by Bheeshma; their army seems the stronger, though commanded by Bheema." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.20°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra120.97°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.01°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha251.32°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.69°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra303.14°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani184.61°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:48 – 15:15
Yamaganda06:32 – 08:00
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 10:54
Varjyam07:01 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:32 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:00 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:54 – 12:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:21 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:48 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:15 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:43 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:10 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:43 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:15 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:48 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:21 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:54 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:00 – 06:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867473.27
Julian Day2455938.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0210°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.34°
🪷 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 (24.0210°), declination -21.76°, EoT -8.27 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: 2012-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)