पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · December 27, 2022 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।

"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	251.07°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
चन्द्र Candra	301.89°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	45.55°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	269.49°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	336.46°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	266.70°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	297.84°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:54 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:29 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:08 – 16:35
Yamaganda	09:20 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla	12:14 – 13:41
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta	09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:27 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:54 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:20 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:47 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:14 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:41 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:08 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:35 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:02 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:35 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:08 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:41 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:14 – 01:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:47 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:20 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:54 – 06:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.2876°

Longitude: 79.3129°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871475.27
Julian Day	2459940.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.54°

🪷 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 (24.1741°), declination -23.33°, EoT -1.42 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2022-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)