पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · March 16, 2029 CE

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BG 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।

"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	331.47°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	340.77°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	163.65°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	321.23°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	181.43°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	329.14°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	14.21°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:53 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:29 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:07 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:32 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:07 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:01 – 12:32
Yamaganda	15:33 – 17:03
Gulika Kāla	08:00 – 09:30
Varjyam	06:59 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta	09:18 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:29 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:00 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:30 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:01 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:32 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:02 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:33 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:03 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:34 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:03 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:33 – 23:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:02 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:32 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:01 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:30 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:00 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.5241°

Longitude: 76.9366°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873746.27
Julian Day	2462211.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2610°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	11.34°

🪷 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 (24.2610°), declination -1.70°, EoT -9.36 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: 2029-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)