पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · March 29, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.22 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।
"13.22 God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the Qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the Qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra356.91°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala19.27°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha2.54°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.96°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra338.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani243.47°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:28 – 13:59
Yamaganda07:53 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:56 – 12:28
Varjyam06:53 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:22 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:53 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:56 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:30 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:02 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:33 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:02 – 21:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:30 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:56 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:53 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869376.27
Julian Day2457841.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0938°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.71°
🪷 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 (24.0938°), declination 3.39°, EoT -5.30 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: 2017-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)