पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · May 16, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.29°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra267.52°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala52.51°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha5.42°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.60°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra346.68°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.32°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:26 – 17:00
Yamaganda09:11 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:52
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:03 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:37 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:11 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:45 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:52 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:26 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:00 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:34 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:00 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:26 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:52 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:45 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:11 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:37 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869424.27
Julian Day2457889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0957°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.03°
🪷 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 (24.0957°), declination 19.11°, EoT 3.74 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: 2017-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)