पञ्चाङ्ग — Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala · August 28, 2018 CE

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BG 8.17 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
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रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः।।8.17।।
"8.17 Those who understand the cosmic day and cosmic night know that one day of creation is a thousand cycles, and that the night is of equal length." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.60°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra327.73°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha112.13°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.43°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra175.79°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani248.39°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:33 – 17:06
Yamaganda09:22 – 10:55
Gulika Kāla12:28 – 14:01
Varjyam06:47 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:16 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:49 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:22 – 10:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:55 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:28 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:01 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:33 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:06 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:39 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:06 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:33 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:01 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:28 – 01:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:55 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:22 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:49 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869893.27
Julian Day2458358.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1136°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.78°
🪷 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 (24.1136°), declination 9.78°, EoT -0.81 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: 2018-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)