पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · February 17, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.19 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः।

निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः।।5.19।।
"5.19 Even in this world they conquer their earth-life whose minds, fixed on the Supreme, remain always balanced; for the Supreme has neither blemish nor bias." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.67°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra38.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha294.60°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra275.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani314.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:30 – 10:58
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla06:32 – 08:01
Varjyam07:02 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:32 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:01 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:30 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:58 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:25 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:54 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:23 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:54 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:25 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:58 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:30 – 05:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:01 – 06:32 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871892.27
Julian Day2460357.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1901°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.93°
🪷 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 (24.1901°), declination -12.22°, EoT -14.49 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: 2024-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)