पञ्चाङ्ग — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · January 6, 2018 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 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra135.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.90°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha238.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.43°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra260.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani247.73°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:35 – 11:02
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla06:43 – 08:09
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:43 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:09 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:35 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:02 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:28 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:21 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:47 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:13 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:47 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:21 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:28 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:02 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:35 – 05:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:09 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.0168°
Longitude: 76.9558°
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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869659.27
Julian Day2458124.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1047°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.71°
🪷 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 (24.1047°), declination -22.52°, EoT -5.88 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: 2018-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)