पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · April 8, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.2 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।13.2।।
"13.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of man is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.83°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra213.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.11°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha351.19°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.75°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra31.53°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani220.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 13:47
Yamaganda07:39 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:15
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:07 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:39 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:51 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:23 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:51 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:39 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868655.27
Julian Day2457120.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0663°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.38°
🪷 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 (24.0663°), declination 7.02°, EoT -2.19 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: 2015-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)