पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · October 31, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.22°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra61.25°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.94°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha181.91°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra146.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani219.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:25 – 14:53
Gulika Kāla06:02 – 07:31
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 Kāla06:02 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:31 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:25 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:53 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:22 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:50 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:22 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:53 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:25 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:31 – 06:02 (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)1868861.27
Julian Day2457326.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.83°
🪷 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 (24.0741°), declination -13.94°, EoT 16.45 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: 2015-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)