पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · May 3, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.10 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।
"17.10 The Ignorant love food which is stale, not nourishing, putrid and corrupt, the leavings of others and unclean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.69°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra278.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.38°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha33.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra28.14°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani289.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:29 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:36 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:17
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 Amṛta05:56 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:29 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:36 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:10 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:17 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:50 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:24 – 19:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:50 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:17 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:10 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:36 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:29 – 05:56 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870872.27
Julian Day2459337.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1510°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)257.07°
🪷 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 (24.1510°), declination 15.69°, EoT 3.15 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: 2021-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)