पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · December 27, 2023 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 4.9 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।

त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन।।4.9।।
"4.9 He who realises the divine truth concerning My birth and life is not born again; and when he leaves his body, he becomes one with Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.81°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra70.99°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha240.70°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.44°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra212.08°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani308.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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)17:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:14 – 13:41
Yamaganda07:54 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 12:14
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
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: Kāṇa (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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:27 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:54 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:20 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:14 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 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 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:14 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:20 – 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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871840.27
Julian Day2460305.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.07°
🪷 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 (24.1881°), declination -23.34°, EoT -1.42 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: 2023-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)