पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · April 26, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.11 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्।।12.11।।
"12.11 And if thou art too weak even for this, then seek refuge in union with Me, and with perfect self-control renounce the fruit of thy action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.94°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra194.76°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.94°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha355.09°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra19.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani194.11°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:37 – 12:11
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla07:31 – 09:04
Varjyam06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:58 – 07:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:31 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:23 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:31 – 05:58 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867943.27
Julian Day2456408.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0390°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.35°
🪷 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 (24.0390°), declination 13.51°, EoT 2.16 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: 2013-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)