पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · January 25, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.35 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।

येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्।।2.35।।
"2.35 Great generals will think that thou hast fled from the battlefield through cowardice; though once honoured thou wilt seem despicable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra111.81°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.13°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha260.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.98°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra247.15°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani229.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:02 – 09:30
Yamaganda10:57 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla13:53 – 15:20
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:34 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:02 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:30 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:57 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:53 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:20 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:48 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:16 – 19:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:48 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:20 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:53 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:57 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:30 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:02 – 06:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868947.27
Julian Day2457412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0774°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.40°
🪷 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 (24.0774°), declination -19.14°, EoT -12.31 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: 2016-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)