पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · December 17, 2016 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 10.37 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।

मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः।।10.37।।
"10.37 I am Shri Krishna among the Vishnu-clan and Arjuna among the Pandavas; of the saints I am Vyasa, and I am Shukracharya among the sages." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.44°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra102.80°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.89°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha260.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.70°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra286.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani235.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:36 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla06:22 – 07:49
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:22 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:49 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:16 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:30 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:57 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:30 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:16 – 04:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:49 – 06:22 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869274.27
Julian Day2457739.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0899°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.19°
🪷 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 (24.0899°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 2016-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)