पञ्चाङ्ग — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · January 3, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।
"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra7.35°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha238.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.30°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra292.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani184.13°TulāCitrā P4

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:45
Yamaganda09:34 – 11:01
Gulika Kāla12:27 – 13:53
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:42 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:08 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:34 – 11:01 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:01 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:27 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:53 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:45 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:12 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:45 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:53 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:27 – 02:01 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:01 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:34 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:08 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.0168°
Longitude: 76.9558°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867464.27
Julian Day2455929.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.34°
🪷 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 (24.0207°), declination -22.89°, EoT -4.59 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: 2012-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)