पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · December 16, 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 9.11 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।
"9.11 Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They know not that in My higher nature I am the Lord-God of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.11'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.45°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra277.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.04°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha222.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra215.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani193.85°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:30 – 17:57
Yamaganda12:09 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla15:03 – 16:30
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:22 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:48 – 09:15 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:15 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:09 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:36 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:03 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:30 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:57 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:30 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:03 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:36 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:09 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:15 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:48 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867812.27
Julian Day2456277.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0340°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.83°
🪷 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 (24.0340°), declination -23.32°, EoT 3.72 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: 2012-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)