पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · October 5, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.13°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra22.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.35°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha193.37°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra128.14°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani271.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:30 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:30 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 15:00
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:00 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:30 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:30 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:31 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:01 – 19:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:31 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:30 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:30 – 06:00 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870662.27
Julian Day2459127.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1430°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.73°
🪷 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 (24.1430°), declination -4.85°, EoT 12.39 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: 2020-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)