पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · November 30, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.7 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
इहैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं पश्याद्य सचराचरम्।

मम देहे गुडाकेश यच्चान्यद्द्रष्टुमिच्छसि।।11.7।।
"11.7 Here in Me living as one, O Arjuna, behold the whole universe, movable and immovable, and anything else that thou wouldst see!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya223.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra134.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala314.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha217.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati220.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra184.26°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani253.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:24
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 09:08
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Chala06:13 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:24 – 17:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:51 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:24 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 06:13 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869987.27
Julian Day2458452.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1172°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.77°
🪷 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 (24.1172°), declination -21.60°, EoT 10.50 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: 2018-11-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)