पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · June 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya62.90°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra151.44°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.54°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha52.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra84.47°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani288.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 09:04
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:54 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:29 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:33 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:29 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870918.27
Julian Day2459383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1528°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.73°
🪷 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 (24.1528°), declination 23.40°, EoT -0.82 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: 2021-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)