पञ्चाङ्ग — Kochi, Kerala · April 28, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।
"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.81°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra17.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.65°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha347.00°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra334.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani333.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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)06:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:42 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:29
Varjyam06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:09 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:42 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:29 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:03 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:36 – 20:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:03 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:29 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:42 – 06:09 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872328.27
Julian Day2460793.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2067°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.02°
🪷 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 (24.2067°), declination 14.18°, 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: 2025-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)