पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · September 15, 2016 CE

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Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।
"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.55°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra305.04°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha144.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra175.21°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani226.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:48 – 15:19
Yamaganda06:12 – 07:43
Gulika Kāla09:14 – 10:45
Varjyam06:42 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:12 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:43 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:14 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 12:17 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:17 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:48 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:19 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:51 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:22 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:51 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:19 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:48 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:17 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:14 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:43 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869181.27
Julian Day2457646.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.38°
🪷 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 (24.0864°), declination 2.92°, EoT 5.50 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: 2016-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)