पञ्चाङ्ग — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · January 16, 2023 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 14.3 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।
"14.3 The eternal Cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed, from which all beings are born, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra192.88°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.73°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha254.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra291.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani299.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:12 – 09:39
Yamaganda11:05 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:25
Varjyam07:14 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:45 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:12 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:39 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:05 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:32 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:52 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:18 – 19:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:52 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:32 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:05 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:39 – 05:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:12 – 06:45 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871495.27
Julian Day2459960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1749°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.90°
🪷 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 (24.1749°), declination -21.01°, EoT -9.69 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: 2023-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)