पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · November 24, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.3 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप।।2.3।।
"2.3 O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra278.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.95°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha239.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati195.26°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra206.45°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani242.73°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 12:00
Yamaganda14:55 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:05
Varjyam06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:11 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:55 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:50 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:55 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869616.27
Julian Day2458081.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1030°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.43°
🪷 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 (24.1030°), declination -20.55°, EoT 12.55 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: 2017-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)