पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · December 24, 2015 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 2.3 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप।।2.3।।
"2.3 O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.81°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra49.24°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.79°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha266.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.07°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra208.14°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani225.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:40 – 15:06
Yamaganda06:25 – 07:52
Gulika Kāla09:19 – 10:46
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:25 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:52 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:19 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:40 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:33 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:00 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:33 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:40 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:19 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:52 – 06:25 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868915.27
Julian Day2457380.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0762°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.35°
🪷 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 (24.0762°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2015-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)