पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · April 3, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.18 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्।

आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्।।7.18।।
"7.18 Noble-minded are they all, but the wise man I hold as my own Self; for he, remaining always at peace with Me, makes me his final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.08°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra180.04°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.08°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha320.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.53°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra9.59°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani341.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:26
Yamaganda15:29 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 09:23
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:19 – 07:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:51 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:33 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:51 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872668.27
Julian Day2461133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2197°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.21°
🪷 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 (24.2197°), declination 5.25°, EoT -3.71 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: 2026-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)