पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · October 29, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.45°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra66.76°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.10°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha212.98°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra187.35°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani250.48°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:39 – 09:08
Yamaganda10:37 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:03
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:11 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:39 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:08 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:06 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:03 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:32 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:01 – 19:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:32 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:03 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:06 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:08 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:39 – 06:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869955.27
Julian Day2458420.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1160°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)234.57°
🪷 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 (24.1160°), declination -13.38°, EoT 16.43 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: 2018-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)