पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · January 22, 2017 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 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra211.08°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.01°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha253.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.19°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra324.66°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani239.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:47 – 18:14
Yamaganda12:24 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla15:19 – 16:47
Varjyam07:03 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:34 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:29 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:57 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:24 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:52 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:19 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:47 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:14 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:47 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:19 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:52 – 00:24 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:24 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:57 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:29 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 06:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869310.27
Julian Day2457775.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0913°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)291.66°
🪷 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 (24.0913°), declination -19.67°, EoT -11.54 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: 2017-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)