पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · August 15, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.49 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय।

बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः।।2.49।।
"2.49 Physical action is far inferior to an intellect concentrated on the Divine. Have recourse then to Pure Intelligence. It is only the petty-minded who work for reward." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.78°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra273.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.89°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha121.17°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati129.72°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra118.26°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani3.63°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:06 – 18:39
Yamaganda12:26 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla15:33 – 17:06
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:14 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:47 – 09:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:20 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:53 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:26 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:59 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:33 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:06 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:39 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:06 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:33 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:59 – 00:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:26 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:53 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:20 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:47 – 06:14 (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)1873167.27
Julian Day2461632.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2388°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.49°
🪷 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 (24.2388°), declination 14.17°, EoT -4.18 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: 2027-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)