पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · October 17, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.60 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा।कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोऽपि तत्।।18.60।।
"18.60 O Arjuna! Thy duty binds thee. From thine own nature has it arisen, and that which in thy delusion thou desire not to do, that very thing thou shalt do. Thou art helpless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.28°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra223.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala139.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha161.09°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra132.92°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani218.21°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:27 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla06:00 – 07:29
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Kāla06:00 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:29 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:27 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:27 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:26 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:55 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:26 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:27 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:29 – 06:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868847.27
Julian Day2457312.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0736°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)48.02°
🪷 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 (24.0736°), declination -9.07°, EoT 15.23 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: 2015-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)