पञ्चाङ्ग — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · December 30, 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 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra54.04°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha273.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.41°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra233.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani10.16°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:33 – 10:59
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla06:40 – 08:07
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:40 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:07 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:33 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:59 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:17 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:10 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:17 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:59 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:33 – 05:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:07 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873670.27
Julian Day2462135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2581°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.52°
🪷 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 (24.2581°), declination -23.14°, EoT -2.80 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: 2028-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)