पञ्चाङ्ग — Kochi, Kerala · April 23, 2026 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 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.69°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra84.92°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha347.33°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.48°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra34.07°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani344.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:30
Yamaganda06:11 – 07:44
Gulika Kāla09:17 – 10:50
Varjyam06:42 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:11 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:44 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:17 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:50 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:30 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:03 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:36 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:03 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:30 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:50 – 03:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:17 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:44 – 06:11 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872688.27
Julian Day2461153.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2205°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)73.23°
🪷 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 (24.2205°), declination 12.48°, EoT 1.60 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: 2026-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)