पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · March 18, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.29°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra339.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.82°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha350.98°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.80°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra349.40°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani254.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:54 – 18:24
Yamaganda12:22 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla15:23 – 16:54
Varjyam06:49 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:19 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:49 – 09:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:20 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:51 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:22 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:52 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:23 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:54 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:24 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:54 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:23 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:52 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:22 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:51 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:20 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:49 – 06:19 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869730.27
Julian Day2458195.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.49°
🪷 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 (24.1074°), declination -1.04°, EoT -8.76 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: 2018-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)