पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · April 13, 563 BCE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.46°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra226.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.62°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha33.90°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra76.95°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani47.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:19 – 10:51
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla06:15 – 07:47
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:15 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:47 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:19 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:51 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:59 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:31 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:59 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:51 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:19 – 04:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:47 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.5241°
Longitude: 76.9366°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927424.27
Julian Day1515889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9323°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.79°
🪷 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 (-11.9323°), declination 8.39°, EoT -0.77 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: -0562-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)