पञ्चाङ्ग — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · January 2, 2020 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 2.71 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।

निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।
"2.71 He attains Peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing which he can call his own, and free from pride." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra334.34°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha251.64°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.80°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra291.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani267.34°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:53 – 15:19
Yamaganda06:42 – 08:08
Gulika Kāla09:34 – 11:00
Varjyam07:10 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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 · 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 Śubha06:42 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:08 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:34 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:00 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:26 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:53 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:19 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:45 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:11 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:45 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:19 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:53 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:26 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:00 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:34 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:08 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870385.27
Julian Day2458850.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1324°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.32°
🪷 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 (24.1324°), declination -22.97°, EoT -4.15 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: 2020-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)