पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · October 26, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: उत्पन्ना एकादशी — Utpannā Ekādaśī
Birth-day of Ekādaśī Devī herself; first Ekādaśī observed historically.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.19 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
तपाम्यहमहं वर्षं निगृह्णाम्युत्सृजामि च।

अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च सदसच्चाहमर्जुन।।9.19।।
"9.19 I am the Heat of the Sun, I release and hold back the Rains. I am Death and Immortality; I am Being and Not-Being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.97°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra137.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha187.56°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.33°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra225.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani229.50°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:56 – 13:25
Yamaganda07:30 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 11:56
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:01 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:59 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:54 – 16:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:23 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:52 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:23 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:54 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:59 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:30 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869222.27
Julian Day2457687.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0879°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.12°
🪷 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 (24.0879°), declination -12.53°, EoT 16.30 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: 2016-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)