पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · December 25, 2014 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 10.15 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।

भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते।।10.15।।
"10.15 Thou alone knowest Thyself, by the power of Thy Self; Thou the Supreme Spirit, the Source and Master of all being, the Lord of Lords, the Ruler of the Universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.09°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra289.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha258.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.36°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra263.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani215.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:40 – 15:07
Yamaganda06:26 – 07:53
Gulika Kāla09:20 – 10:46
Varjyam06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:26 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:53 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:20 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:40 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:34 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:01 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:34 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:40 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:20 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:53 – 06:26 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868551.27
Julian Day2457016.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0623°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.77°
🪷 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 (24.0623°), declination -23.40°, EoT -0.49 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: 2014-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)