पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · August 29, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.4 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च।अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम्।।16.4।।
"16.4 Hypocrisy, pride, insolence, cruelty, ignorance belong to him who is born of the godless qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.36°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra130.19°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.59°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha114.85°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra134.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani170.59°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:46 – 09:18
Yamaganda10:50 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla13:55 – 15:27
Varjyam06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:14 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:46 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:18 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:50 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:55 – 15:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:27 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:00 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:32 – 20:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:00 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:27 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:55 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:50 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:18 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:46 – 06:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867337.27
Julian Day2455802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0158°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)357.69°
🪷 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 (24.0158°), declination 9.54°, EoT -0.50 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: 2011-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)