पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · May 13, 2025 CE

Also observed today

भगवान् नारद जयन्ती · Bhagavān Nārada JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.51 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

बुद्ध्या विशुद्धया युक्तो धृत्याऽऽत्मानं नियम्य च।शब्दादीन् विषयांस्त्यक्त्वा रागद्वेषौ व्युदस्य च।।18.51।।

"18.51 Guided always by pure reason, bravely restraining himself, renouncing the objects of sense and giving up attachment and hatred;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	28.34°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	212.04°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	106.72°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	9.62°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	59.58°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	343.74°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	334.88°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:26 – 17:00
Yamaganda	09:11 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla	12:19 – 13:52
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:04 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:37 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:11 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:45 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:19 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:52 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:26 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:00 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:33 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:00 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:26 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:52 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:19 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:45 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:11 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:37 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.5241°

Longitude: 76.9366°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872343.27
Julian Day	2460808.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	184.85°

🪷 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 (24.2073°), declination 18.41°, EoT 3.75 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: 2025-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)