पञ्चाङ्ग — Kollam, Kerala · January 8, 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 17.13 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।
"17.13 Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.13'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra180.08°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.08°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha278.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.40°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra245.25°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani10.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:09 – 09:36
Yamaganda11:03 – 12:30
Gulika Kāla13:57 – 15:25
Varjyam07:10 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:41 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:09 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:36 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:03 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:30 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:57 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:52 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:19 – 19:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:52 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:57 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:30 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:03 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:36 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:09 – 06:41 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.8932°
Longitude: 76.6141°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873679.27
Julian Day2462144.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2584°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.40°
🪷 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 (24.2584°), declination -22.22°, EoT -6.70 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: 2029-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)