पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · August 13, 2023 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 1.35 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।

अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते।।1.35।।
"1.35 I would not kill them, even for three worlds; why then for this poor earth? It matters not if I myself am killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.89°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra78.98°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha142.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra116.12°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani310.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:06 – 18:39
Yamaganda12:27 – 14:00
Gulika Kāla15:33 – 17:06
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:14 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:47 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:21 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:54 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:27 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:00 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:33 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:06 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:39 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:06 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:33 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:00 – 00:27 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:27 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:54 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:21 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:47 – 06:14 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871704.27
Julian Day2460169.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1829°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.75°
🪷 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 (24.1829°), declination 14.79°, EoT -4.56 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: 2023-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)