पञ्चाङ्ग — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · December 29, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.90°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra116.62°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.60°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha272.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.27°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra214.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani226.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:43
Yamaganda09:32 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 13:51
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:40 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:32 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:51 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:43 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:09 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:43 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:51 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:32 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:40 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868920.27
Julian Day2457385.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0764°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.97°
🪷 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 (24.0764°), declination -23.25°, EoT -2.35 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: 2015-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)