पञ्चाङ्ग — Kochi, Kerala · January 24, 2028 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 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra250.80°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha295.09°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra318.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani357.67°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:15 – 09:42
Yamaganda11:10 – 12:37
Gulika Kāla14:04 – 15:32
Varjyam07:17 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:48 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:15 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:42 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:10 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:37 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:04 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:32 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:59 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:26 – 19:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:59 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:32 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:04 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:37 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:10 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:42 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:15 – 06:48 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873329.27
Julian Day2461794.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2450°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.73°
🪷 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 (24.2450°), declination -19.36°, EoT -12.06 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: 2028-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)