पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · July 20, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.71°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra103.86°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.84°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha107.40°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra51.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani178.98°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:28 – 17:02
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 09:10
Varjyam06:32 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:01 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:35 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:10 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:28 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:02 – 18:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:36 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:02 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:28 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:53 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:10 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:35 – 06:01 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867663.27
Julian Day2456128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0283°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.26°
🪷 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 (24.0283°), declination 20.61°, EoT -5.99 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: 2012-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)