पञ्चाङ्ग — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · February 1, 2024 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 5.3 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति।

निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते।।5.3।।
"5.3 He is a true ascetic who never desires or dislikes, who is uninfluenced by the opposites and is easily freed from bondage." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra176.00°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha269.22°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.12°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra256.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani312.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:03 – 15:31
Yamaganda06:46 – 08:14
Gulika Kāla09:41 – 11:08
Varjyam07:15 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:46 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:14 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:41 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:08 – 12:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:36 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:03 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:31 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:58 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:26 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:58 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:31 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:03 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:36 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:08 – 03:41 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:41 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:14 – 06:46 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871876.27
Julian Day2460341.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)252.23°
🪷 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 (24.1894°), declination -17.29°, EoT -13.69 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: 2024-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)