पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · January 17, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.94°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra299.62°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.87°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha270.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.19°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.25°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:50
Yamaganda08:01 – 09:28
Gulika Kāla10:55 – 12:23
Varjyam07:02 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:33 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:01 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:28 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:55 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:50 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:45 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:12 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:45 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:50 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:55 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:28 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:01 – 06:33 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873688.27
Julian Day2462153.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.30°
🪷 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 (24.2587°), declination -20.72°, EoT -10.03 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: 2029-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)