पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · February 13, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.4 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
ततः पदं तत्परिमार्गितव्यम्

यस्मिन्गता न निवर्तन्ति भूयः।

तमेव चाद्यं पुरुषं प्रपद्ये

यतः प्रवृत्तिः प्रसृता पुराणी।।15.4।।
"15.4 Beyond lies the Path, from which, when found, there is no return. This is the Primal God from whence this ancient creation has sprung." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra202.24°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.97°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha277.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra326.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani303.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:01 – 09:30
Yamaganda10:59 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:25
Varjyam07:02 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:33 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:30 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:59 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:53 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:22 – 19:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:53 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:59 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:30 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:33 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871523.27
Julian Day2459988.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1759°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.90°
🪷 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 (24.1759°), declination -13.50°, EoT -14.60 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: 2023-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)