पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · August 7, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.18°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra19.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.48°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha124.34°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.23°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra123.32°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani214.01°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:26 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla07:37 – 09:11
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Chala06:04 – 07:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:37 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:52 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:33 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:52 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:37 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868776.27
Julian Day2457241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.96°
🪷 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 (24.0709°), declination 16.55°, EoT -5.48 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: 2015-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)