पञ्चाङ्ग — Kochi, Kerala · October 7, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.87°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra6.50°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha168.17°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati184.86°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra146.55°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani238.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

Kochi, Kerala — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:12 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla06:12 – 07:42
Varjyam06:42 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Kāla06:12 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:42 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:12 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:11 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:12 – 04:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:42 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.9312°
Longitude: 76.2673°
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 Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869568.27
Julian Day2458033.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1012°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.09°
🪷 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 (24.1012°), declination -5.51°, EoT 12.96 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: 2017-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)