पञ्चाङ्ग — Kochi, Kerala · January 31, 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 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।
"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra333.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha291.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra326.64°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani358.09°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:15 – 09:43
Yamaganda11:11 – 12:38
Gulika Kāla14:06 – 15:34
Varjyam07:17 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 Amṛta06:48 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:15 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:43 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:11 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:38 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:06 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:34 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:02 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:29 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:02 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:34 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:06 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:38 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:11 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:43 – 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)1873336.27
Julian Day2461801.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.50°
🪷 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 (24.2453°), declination -17.56°, EoT -13.53 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: 2028-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)