पञ्चाङ्ग — Kochi, Kerala · January 22, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.23 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।

कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।
"5.23 He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra315.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha277.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.19°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra281.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani333.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:04 – 15:31
Yamaganda06:47 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla09:42 – 11:09
Varjyam07:16 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:47 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:15 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:42 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:09 – 12:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:36 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:04 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:31 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:58 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:26 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:58 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:31 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:04 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:36 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:09 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:42 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:15 – 06:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872597.27
Julian Day2461062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2170°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.70°
🪷 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 (24.2170°), declination -19.71°, EoT -11.54 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: 2026-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)