पञ्चाङ्ग — Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala · December 30, 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 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra263.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha251.40°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.33°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra301.03°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani236.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:30
Yamaganda15:22 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:38
Varjyam07:14 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:12 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:38 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:30 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:56 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:48 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:48 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:56 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:30 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:38 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:12 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.2588°
Longitude: 75.7804°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869287.27
Julian Day2457752.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0904°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.86°
🪷 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 (24.0904°), declination -23.15°, EoT -2.80 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: 2016-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)