पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · October 7, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.84°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra177.63°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.87°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha175.46°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.36°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra215.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani282.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 28 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 Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:30 – 15:00
Yamaganda06:00 – 07:30
Gulika Kāla09:00 – 10:30
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:00 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:30 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:00 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:30 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:30 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:30 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:00 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:30 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:30 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:30 – 03:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:00 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:30 – 06:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871029.27
Julian Day2459494.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1570°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.07°
🪷 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 (24.1570°), declination -5.52°, EoT 12.96 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: 2021-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)