पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · December 28, 2019 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 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.86°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra273.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.32°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha243.78°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.65°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra285.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani266.75°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:21 – 10:48
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla06:27 – 07:54
Varjyam06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:27 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:21 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:48 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:35 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:02 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:35 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:48 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:21 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 06:27 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870380.27
Julian Day2458845.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.90°
🪷 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 (24.1322°), declination -23.30°, EoT -1.89 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: 2019-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)