पञ्चाङ्ग — Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala · December 24, 2016 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 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.57°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra191.09°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha258.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.62°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra294.40°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani236.17°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:35 – 11:01
Yamaganda13:53 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla06:43 – 08:09
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:43 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:09 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:35 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:01 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:53 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:19 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:45 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:11 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:45 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:19 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:53 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:01 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:35 – 05:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:09 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.2588°
Longitude: 75.7804°
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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869281.27
Julian Day2457746.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0902°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.45°
🪷 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 (24.0902°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2016-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)