पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · January 16, 2031 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 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra175.31°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.30°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha250.34°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra292.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani37.84°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:05
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 Kāla13:50 – 15:17
Yamaganda06:33 – 08:01
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 10:55
Varjyam07:02 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:33 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:01 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:55 – 12:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:22 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:50 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:17 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:44 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:12 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:44 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:17 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:50 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:22 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:55 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:01 – 06:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874417.27
Julian Day2462882.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2866°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.05°
🪷 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 (24.2866°), declination -21.00°, EoT -9.69 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: 2031-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)