पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · November 4, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.23'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya197.45°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra151.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala298.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha220.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati214.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra184.03°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani250.97°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:31 – 18:00
Yamaganda12:06 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla15:03 – 16:31
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:12 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:40 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:09 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:37 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:06 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:34 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:03 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:31 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:00 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:31 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:03 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:34 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:06 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:37 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:09 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:40 – 06:12 (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)1869961.27
Julian Day2458426.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.89°
🪷 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 (24.1162°), declination -15.30°, EoT 16.33 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: 2018-11-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)