पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · July 18, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.04°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra283.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.83°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha96.39°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra83.29°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani262.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:53 – 15:28
Yamaganda06:01 – 07:35
Gulika Kāla09:10 – 10:44
Varjyam06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Śubha06:01 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:35 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:10 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:44 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:19 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:53 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:28 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:37 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:28 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:53 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:19 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:44 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:10 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:35 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.2876°
Longitude: 79.3129°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870217.27
Julian Day2458682.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1260°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.15°
🪷 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 (24.1260°), declination 21.10°, EoT -5.86 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: 2019-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)