पञ्चाङ्ग — Kochi, Kerala · December 20, 2024 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 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.44°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra122.44°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.44°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha223.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra290.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani319.62°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:23
Yamaganda15:16 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:30
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:37 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:30 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:16 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:43 – 18:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:09 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:43 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:16 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:30 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.9312°
Longitude: 76.2673°
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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872199.27
Julian Day2460664.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2018°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.21°
🪷 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 (24.2018°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2024-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)