पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · July 12, 2013 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।

"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	85.83°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra	127.45°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	64.76°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	81.96°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	69.08°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	113.12°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	190.54°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 37 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 22 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:18 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:53 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:53 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:43 – 12:18
Yamaganda	15:27 – 17:02
Gulika Kāla	07:34 – 09:09
Varjyam	06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala	05:59 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:34 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:09 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:43 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:18 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:53 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:27 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:02 – 18:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:37 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:02 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:27 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:53 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:18 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:43 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:09 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:34 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.2876°

Longitude: 79.3129°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868020.27
Julian Day	2456485.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0420°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.71°

🪷 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 (24.0420°), declination 21.97°, EoT -5.24 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: 2013-07-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)