पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · May 27, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.14 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः।

नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।।9.14।।
"9.14 Always extolling Me, strenuous, firm in their vows, prostrating themselves before Me, they worship Me continually with concentrated devotion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya41.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra173.56°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.46°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha55.50°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.74°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra74.95°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani347.66°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:53
Yamaganda07:36 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:19
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:02 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:36 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:53 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:28 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:02 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:36 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:02 – 21:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:28 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:53 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:36 – 06:02 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872722.27
Julian Day2461187.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2218°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.29°
🪷 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 (24.2218°), declination 21.27°, EoT 3.01 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: 2026-05-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)