पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · October 20, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.77°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra15.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.51°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha204.31°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.34°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra229.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani197.85°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:24 – 17:54
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:26
Gulika Kāla14:55 – 16:24
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:00 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:30 – 08:59 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:59 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:26 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:55 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:24 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:54 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:24 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:55 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:26 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:59 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:30 – 06:00 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868120.27
Julian Day2456585.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0458°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.74°
🪷 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 (24.0458°), declination -10.33°, EoT 15.70 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: 2013-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)