पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · August 23, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.45 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।

यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः।।1.45।।
"1.45 Alas, it is strange that we should be willing to kill our own countrymen and commit a great sin, in order to enjoy the pleasures of a kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.50°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra199.21°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.62°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha147.46°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra110.41°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani310.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 13:57
Yamaganda07:47 – 09:19
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:25
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:14 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:47 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:19 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:30 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:02 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:35 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:02 – 21:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:30 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:19 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:47 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871714.27
Julian Day2460179.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1832°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.84°
🪷 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 (24.1832°), declination 11.58°, EoT -2.27 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: 2023-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)