पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · December 7, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya231.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra98.57°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.13°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha243.85°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati197.94°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra222.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani244.20°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 15:09
Yamaganda06:25 – 07:53
Gulika Kāla09:20 – 10:47
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:25 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:53 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:20 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:47 – 12:15 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:15 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:09 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:37 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:04 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:37 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:09 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:15 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:47 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:20 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:53 – 06:25 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869629.27
Julian Day2458094.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1035°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.42°
🪷 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 (24.1035°), declination -22.61°, EoT 7.72 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: 2017-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)