पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · May 5, 2025 CE

Also observed today

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।

"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	20.61°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	116.03°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	102.86°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	356.59°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.92°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	338.05°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	334.13°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:03 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:39 – 09:12
Yamaganda	10:46 – 12:19
Gulika Kāla	13:52 – 15:26
Varjyam	06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:05 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:39 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:12 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:46 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:19 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:52 – 15:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:26 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:59 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:32 – 19:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:59 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:26 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:52 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:19 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:46 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:12 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:39 – 06:05 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.5241°

Longitude: 76.9366°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872335.27
Julian Day	2460800.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2070°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.36°

🪷 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 (24.2070°), declination 16.28°, EoT 3.35 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: 2025-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)