पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · May 10, 2017 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।

"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	25.49°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	196.03°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	48.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	1.44°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	170.07°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	342.26°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	242.64°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:09 – 13:43
Yamaganda	07:27 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla	10:35 – 12:09
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:54 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:27 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:01 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:35 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:09 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:43 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:17 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:51 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:25 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:51 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:17 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:43 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:09 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:35 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:01 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:27 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.2876°

Longitude: 79.3129°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869418.27
Julian Day	2457883.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0954°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.28°

🪷 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 (24.0954°), declination 17.63°, EoT 3.68 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: 2017-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)