पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · August 15, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.25 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः।

दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभि:।।17.25।।
"17.25 Those who desire deliverance begin their acts of sacrifice, austerity or gift with the word Tat' (meaning That'), without thought of reward." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.86°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra122.50°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha137.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.95°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra118.76°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani214.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:20 – 10:53
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:33
Gulika Kāla06:14 – 07:47
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Kāla06:14 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:47 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:20 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:53 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:26 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:33 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:06 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:39 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:06 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:33 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:26 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:53 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:20 – 04:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:47 – 06:14 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868784.27
Julian Day2457249.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0712°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.41°
🪷 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 (24.0712°), declination 14.20°, EoT -4.18 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: 2015-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)