पञ्चाङ्ग — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · January 26, 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 5.27 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।

प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ।।5.27।।
"5.27 Excluding external objects, his gaze fixed between the eyebrows, the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra9.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha284.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.69°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra286.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani333.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:13 – 09:41
Yamaganda11:08 – 12:35
Gulika Kāla14:02 – 15:29
Varjyam07:15 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:46 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:13 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:41 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:08 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:35 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:02 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:29 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:56 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:23 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:56 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:29 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:02 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:35 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:08 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:41 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:13 – 06:46 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872601.27
Julian Day2461066.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2172°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.78°
🪷 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 (24.2172°), declination -18.75°, EoT -12.54 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: 2026-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)