पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · March 7, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra56.93°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.14°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha340.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra345.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani327.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:55 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla07:55 – 09:25
Varjyam06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:25 – 07:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:55 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:54 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:24 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:54 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:55 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872276.27
Julian Day2460741.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2047°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.92°
🪷 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 (24.2047°), declination -5.24°, EoT -11.77 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: 2025-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)