पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · December 28, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.19 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः।मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते।।13.19।।
"13.19 Thus I have told thee in brief what Matter is, and the Self worth realising and what is Wisdom. He who is devoted to Me knows; and assuredly he will enter into Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.19'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.09°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra316.32°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.33°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha269.81°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra267.95°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani297.93°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 13:42
Yamaganda07:54 – 09:21
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 12:15
Varjyam06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:27 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:54 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:21 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:42 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:08 – 16:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:35 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:02 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:35 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:08 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:42 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:21 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:54 – 06:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871476.27
Julian Day2459941.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.75°
🪷 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 -23.29°, EoT -1.89 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: 2022-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)