पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · October 24, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.75°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra64.66°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.87°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha203.97°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.54°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra233.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani198.32°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:26 – 14:54
Yamaganda06:01 – 07:30
Gulika Kāla08:59 – 10:28
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:01 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:30 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:59 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:28 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:26 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:54 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:23 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:52 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:23 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:54 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:26 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:28 – 02:59 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:59 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:30 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868124.27
Julian Day2456589.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0459°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.57°
🪷 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 (24.0459°), declination -11.75°, EoT 16.15 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: 2013-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)