पञ्चाङ्ग — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · January 22, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.62 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।

सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।
"2.62 When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra332.97°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.82°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha261.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.76°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra280.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani249.53°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:13 – 09:40
Yamaganda11:07 – 12:34
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:28
Varjyam07:15 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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 Amṛta06:46 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:13 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:40 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:07 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:34 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:28 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:54 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:21 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:54 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:28 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:34 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:07 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:40 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:13 – 06:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869675.27
Julian Day2458140.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1053°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.46°
🪷 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 (24.1053°), declination -19.72°, EoT -11.54 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: 2018-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)