पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · March 18, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: राम नवमी — Rāma Navamī
Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā. Sūryavaṃśa's most exalted moment.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (Ayodhyā) — -1626101-04-03 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.20 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया।

यत्र चैवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति।।6.20।।
"6.20 There, where the whole nature is seen in the light of the Self, where the man abides within his Self and is satisfied there, its functions restrained by its union with the Divine, the mind finds rest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.75°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra73.89°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha349.69°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra313.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani317.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:06 – 09:36
Yamaganda11:07 – 12:38
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:39
Varjyam07:05 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:35 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:06 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:36 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:07 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:38 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:08 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:39 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:10 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:40 – 20:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:10 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:39 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:08 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:38 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:07 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:36 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:06 – 06:35 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.4198°
Longitude: 75.2526°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.
Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871922.27
Julian Day2460387.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1912°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)97.08°
🪷 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 (24.1912°), declination -0.82°, EoT -8.76 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: 2024-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)