पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · May 3, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.11 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः।यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते।।18.11।।
"18.11 But since those still in the body cannot entirely avoid action, in their case abandonment of the fruit of action is considered as complete renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra165.67°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.63°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha16.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati2.66°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra60.49°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani311.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:43
Yamaganda07:29 – 09:03
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 12:10
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:56 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:29 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:03 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:50 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:50 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:03 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:29 – 05:56 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871602.27
Julian Day2460067.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1790°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.70°
🪷 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 (24.1790°), declination 15.55°, EoT 3.15 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: 2023-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)