पञ्चाङ्ग — Kochi, Kerala · January 13, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.87°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra248.61°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.69°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha275.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.86°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra251.51°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani10.18°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:40 – 11:07
Yamaganda14:01 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla06:46 – 08:13
Varjyam07:15 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Kāla06:46 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:13 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:40 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:07 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:34 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:01 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:54 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:21 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:54 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:01 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:34 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:07 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:40 – 05:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:13 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873684.27
Julian Day2462149.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2586°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.87°
🪷 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 (24.2586°), declination -21.46°, EoT -8.64 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: 2029-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)