पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · January 5, 2013 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 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra169.29°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha252.73°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.97°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra240.63°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani195.54°TulāSvātī P3

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)00:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:01
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 Kāla09:24 – 10:51
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla06:30 – 07:57
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:30 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:57 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:51 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:18 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:39 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:06 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:39 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:18 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:51 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 04:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:57 – 06:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867832.27
Julian Day2456297.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0348°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.54°
🪷 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 (24.0348°), declination -22.61°, EoT -5.45 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: 2013-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)