पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · July 29, 2023 CE

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पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।

"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	101.52°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	229.96°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	136.89°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	125.70°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	19.20°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	123.33°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	311.79°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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)	15:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:33 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:11 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:03 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:33 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:44 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla	18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:03 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:21 – 10:55
Yamaganda	14:02 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla	06:13 – 07:47
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:13 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:47 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:21 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:55 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:28 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:02 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:36 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:10 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:44 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:10 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:36 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:02 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:28 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:55 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:21 – 04:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:47 – 06:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.5241°

Longitude: 76.9366°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871689.27
Julian Day	2460154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1823°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	130.74°

🪷 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 (24.1823°), declination 18.84°, 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: 2023-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)