पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · May 16, 2027 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 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra157.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.93°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha48.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.15°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra6.82°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani358.15°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:00 – 18:34
Yamaganda12:19 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla15:26 – 17:00
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:03 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:37 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:11 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:45 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:19 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:52 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:26 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:00 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:34 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:00 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:26 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:52 – 00:19 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:19 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:45 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:11 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:37 – 06:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873076.27
Julian Day2461541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2353°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.18°
🪷 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 (24.2353°), declination 19.01°, EoT 3.74 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: 2027-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)