पञ्चाङ्ग — Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala · April 23, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.97°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra132.66°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.32°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha13.12°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.99°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra15.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani288.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:32 – 17:06
Gulika Kāla07:45 – 09:18
Varjyam06:43 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 07:45 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:45 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:18 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:32 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:06 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:39 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:06 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:32 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:18 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:45 – 06:12 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870862.27
Julian Day2459327.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1507°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.95°
🪷 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 (24.1507°), declination 12.55°, EoT 1.60 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: 2021-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)