पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · March 31, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.24 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते।।13.24।।
"13.24 He who understands God and Nature along with her qualities, whatever be his condition in life, he comes not again to earth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya346.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra26.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala20.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha5.00°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.71°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra337.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani243.49°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 12:17
Yamaganda15:20 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla07:43 – 09:14
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:11 – 07:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:43 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:24 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:43 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869378.27
Julian Day2457843.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0939°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.44°
🪷 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 (24.0939°), declination 4.16°, EoT -4.66 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: 2017-03-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)