पञ्चाङ्ग — Kochi, Kerala · December 13, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।
"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra280.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.32°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha225.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra191.62°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani343.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:40 – 18:06
Yamaganda12:20 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla15:13 – 16:40
Varjyam07:02 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:33 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:00 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:27 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:53 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:20 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:46 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:13 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:40 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:06 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:40 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:13 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:46 – 00:20 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:20 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:53 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:27 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:00 – 06:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872922.27
Julian Day2461387.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2294°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.05°
🪷 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 (24.2294°), declination -23.13°, EoT 5.09 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: 2026-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)