पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · January 6, 2018 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 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra135.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.90°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha238.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.43°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra260.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani247.73°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:52
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla06:31 – 07:58
Varjyam07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:31 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:58 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:52 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:19 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:13 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:40 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:07 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:40 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:13 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:19 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:52 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 04:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:58 – 06:31 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869659.27
Julian Day2458124.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1047°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.71°
🪷 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 (24.1047°), declination -22.52°, EoT -5.88 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: 2018-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)