पञ्चाङ्ग — Kochi, Kerala · April 28, 2023 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.6 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्िचतं मतमुत्तमम्।।18.6।।

"18.6 But they should be done with detachment and without thought of recompense. This is my final judgment." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.34°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	105.06°	Karka	Puṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.89°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	19.40°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	1.48°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	54.88°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	311.09°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:07 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:58 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:27 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:58 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:49 – 12:22
Yamaganda	15:29 – 17:03
Gulika Kāla	07:42 – 09:16
Varjyam	06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:09 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:42 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:16 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:49 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:22 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:56 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:29 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:03 – 18:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:36 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:03 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:29 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:56 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:22 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:49 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:16 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:42 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.9312°

Longitude: 76.2673°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871597.27
Julian Day	2460062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1788°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.86°

🪷 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 (24.1788°), declination 14.02°, EoT 2.49 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: 2023-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)