पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · December 23, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.5 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन।

तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप।।4.5।।
"4.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have been born again and again, from time to time; thou too,O Arjuna! My births are known to Me, but thou knowest not thine." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.74°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra18.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha245.78°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.52°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra207.24°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani308.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:19 – 10:45
Yamaganda13:39 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla06:25 – 07:52
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:25 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:52 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:19 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:39 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:39 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:33 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:00 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:33 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:39 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:19 – 04:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:52 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871836.27
Julian Day2460301.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1879°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.73°
🪷 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 (24.1879°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2023-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)