पञ्चाङ्ग — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · January 14, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.15 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी नियतमानसः।

शान्तिं निर्वाणपरमां मत्संस्थामधिगच्छति।।6.15।।
"6.15 Thus keeping his mind always in communion with Me, and with his thoughts subdued, he shall attain that Peace which is mine and which will lead him to liberation at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.13°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra115.39°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha286.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra306.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani357.20°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:38
Varjyam07:14 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:45 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:12 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:38 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:51 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:51 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:38 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:12 – 06:45 (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 Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873319.27
Julian Day2461784.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2446°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)203.74°
🪷 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 (24.2446°), declination -21.41°, EoT -9.00 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: 2028-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)