पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · July 29, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.17 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।7.17।।
"7.17 Of all of these, he who has gained wisdom, who meditates on Me without ceasing, devoting himself only to Me, he is the best; for by the wise man I am exceedingly beloved and the wise man, too, is beloved by Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.79°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra294.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha118.82°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.62°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra146.32°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani249.50°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:10 – 18:44
Yamaganda12:28 – 14:02
Gulika Kāla15:36 – 17:10
Varjyam06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Udveg06:13 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:47 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:21 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:55 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:28 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:02 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:36 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:10 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:44 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:10 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:36 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:02 – 00:28 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:28 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:55 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:21 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:47 – 06:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869863.27
Julian Day2458328.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1125°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.89°
🪷 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 (24.1125°), declination 18.79°, EoT -6.15 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: 2018-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)