पञ्चाङ्ग — Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala · April 24, 2021 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.1'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.94°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	146.78°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	65.92°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	15.25°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	303.15°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	17.04°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	288.69°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:31 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:09 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:00 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:30 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:39 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:00 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:18 – 10:52
Yamaganda	13:59 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla	06:11 – 07:45
Varjyam	06:42 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:11 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:45 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:18 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:52 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:25 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:59 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:32 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:06 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:39 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:06 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:32 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:59 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:25 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:52 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:18 – 04:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:45 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.2588°

Longitude: 75.7804°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870863.27
Julian Day	2459328.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1507°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	138.37°

🪷 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 12.88°, EoT 1.80 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: 2021-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)