पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · May 7, 2020 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।

"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	22.82°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	197.13°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	301.40°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	24.98°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	273.02°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	56.77°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	277.78°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:52 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:43 – 15:17
Yamaganda	05:54 – 07:28
Gulika Kāla	09:02 – 10:36
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:54 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:28 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:02 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:36 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:09 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:43 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:17 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:50 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:24 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:50 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:17 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:43 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:09 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:36 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:02 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:28 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.2876°

Longitude: 79.3129°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870511.27
Julian Day	2458976.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.30°

🪷 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 (24.1372°), declination 16.90°, EoT 3.51 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: 2020-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)