पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · May 4, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra273.56°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha32.03°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.62°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra29.82°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani20.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:26 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla07:39 – 09:12
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:06 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:39 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:12 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:52 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:32 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:52 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:12 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:39 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873795.27
Julian Day2462260.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.62°
🪷 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 (24.2628°), declination 16.00°, EoT 3.26 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: 2029-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)