पञ्चाङ्ग — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · January 18, 2026 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 5.19 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः।

निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः।।5.19।।
"5.19 Even in this world they conquer their earth-life whose minds, fixed on the Supreme, remain always balanced; for the Supreme has neither blemish nor bias." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra264.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha271.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.71°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra276.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani333.24°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:53 – 18:19
Yamaganda12:33 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla15:26 – 16:53
Varjyam07:15 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:46 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:12 – 09:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:39 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:06 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:33 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:59 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:26 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:53 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:19 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:53 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:26 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:59 – 00:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:33 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:06 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:39 – 05:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:12 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872593.27
Julian Day2461058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2169°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)350.34°
🪷 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 (24.2169°), declination -20.57°, EoT -10.35 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: 2026-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)