पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · August 18, 2016 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 7.8 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।

प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।

"7.8 O Arjuna! I am the Fluidity in water, the Light in the sun and in the moon. I am the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the Sound in ether, the Virility in man." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	121.45°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	296.74°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	222.41°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
बुध Budha	148.61°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	150.67°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	140.93°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	225.52°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:35 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:12 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:01 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:30 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:01 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:59 – 15:31
Yamaganda	06:14 – 07:47
Gulika Kāla	09:20 – 10:53
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:14 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:47 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:20 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:53 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:26 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:59 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:31 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:04 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:37 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:04 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:31 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:59 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:26 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:53 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:20 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:47 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.5241°

Longitude: 76.9366°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869153.27
Julian Day	2457618.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0853°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	174.30°

🪷 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 (24.0853°), declination 13.01°, EoT -3.53 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: 2016-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)