पञ्चाङ्ग — Kochi, Kerala · February 20, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra338.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha324.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.30°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra317.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani336.55°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:39
Yamaganda15:37 – 17:06
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:41
Varjyam07:13 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:44 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:12 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:41 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:39 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:08 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:37 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:06 – 18:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:35 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:06 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:37 – 23:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:08 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:39 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:41 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:12 – 06:44 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872626.27
Julian Day2461091.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.97°
🪷 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 (24.2181°), declination -10.97°, EoT -14.28 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: 2026-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)