पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · July 29, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.21°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra196.09°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.85°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha105.76°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.69°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra56.74°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani16.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:21 – 10:55
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla06:13 – 07:47
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:13 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:47 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:21 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:55 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:28 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:02 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:36 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:10 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:44 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:10 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:36 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:02 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:28 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:55 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:21 – 04:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:47 – 06:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873516.27
Julian Day2461981.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2522°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.34°
🪷 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 (24.2522°), declination 18.66°, EoT -6.15 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: 2028-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)