पञ्चाङ्ग — Kochi, Kerala · April 28, 2026 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.56°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	151.54°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	349.48°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	355.84°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	84.11°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	40.15°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	344.67°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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)	15:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:07 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:58 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:27 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:58 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:29 – 17:03
Yamaganda	09:16 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla	12:22 – 13:56
Varjyam	06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:09 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:42 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:16 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:49 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:22 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:56 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:29 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:03 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:36 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:03 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:29 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:56 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:22 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:49 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:16 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:42 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.9312°

Longitude: 76.2673°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872693.27
Julian Day	2461158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	137.14°

🪷 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 (24.2207°), declination 14.10°, 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: 2026-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)