पञ्चाङ्ग — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · April 17, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.83°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra356.74°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala340.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha338.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.79°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra26.76°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani343.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:22
Yamaganda15:28 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla07:43 – 09:16
Varjyam06:41 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:10 – 07:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:43 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:16 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:22 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:28 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:34 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:28 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:22 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:16 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:43 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872682.27
Julian Day2461147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2203°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.85°
🪷 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 (24.2203°), declination 10.42°, EoT 0.26 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: 2026-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)