पञ्चाङ्ग — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · February 19, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.10 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
उत्क्रामन्तं स्थितं वापि भुञ्जानं वा गुणान्वितम्।विमूढा नानुपश्यन्ति पश्यन्ति ज्ञानचक्षुषः।।15.10।।
"15.10 The ignorant do not see that it is He Who is present in life and Who departs at death or even that it is He Who enjoys pleasure through the Qualities. Only the eye of wisdom sees." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.94°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra288.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha286.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra333.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani303.93°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:02 – 18:31
Yamaganda12:37 – 14:05
Gulika Kāla15:34 – 17:02
Varjyam07:12 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:42 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:11 – 09:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:39 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:08 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:37 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:05 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:34 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:02 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:31 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:02 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:34 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:05 – 00:37 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:37 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:08 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:39 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:11 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871529.27
Julian Day2459994.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1762°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.45°
🪷 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 (24.1762°), declination -11.43°, EoT -14.37 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: 2023-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)