पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · January 5, 2031 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 18.11 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः।यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते।।18.11।।
"18.11 But since those still in the body cannot entirely avoid action, in their case abandonment of the fruit of action is considered as complete renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra39.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.83°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha236.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra278.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani38.29°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:39 – 18:06
Yamaganda12:18 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla15:12 – 16:39
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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 Udveg06:30 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:57 – 09:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:24 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:51 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:18 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:45 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:12 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:39 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:06 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:39 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:12 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:45 – 00:18 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:18 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:51 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:24 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:57 – 06:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874406.27
Julian Day2462871.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2862°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.88°
🪷 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 (24.2862°), declination -22.65°, EoT -5.45 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: 2031-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)