पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · December 30, 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 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra298.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.67°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha246.91°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.11°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra287.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani266.98°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:55 – 09:22
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla13:42 – 15:09
Varjyam06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:28 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:55 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:16 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:42 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:36 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:03 – 19:36 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:36 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:42 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:16 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:55 – 06:28 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870382.27
Julian Day2458847.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1323°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.89°
🪷 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 (24.1323°), declination -23.19°, EoT -2.80 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: 2019-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)