पञ्चाङ्ग — Kochi, Kerala · January 11, 2022 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 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra11.00°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala235.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha284.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati308.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra262.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani288.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 16:53
Yamaganda09:39 – 11:06
Gulika Kāla12:33 – 14:00
Varjyam07:14 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Roga06:45 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:12 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:39 – 11:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:06 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:33 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:00 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:53 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:20 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:53 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:00 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:33 – 02:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:06 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:39 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:12 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.9312°
Longitude: 76.2673°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871125.27
Julian Day2459590.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1607°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)101.77°
🪷 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 (24.1607°), declination -21.83°, EoT -7.89 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: 2022-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)