पञ्चाङ्ग — Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala · February 28, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra172.79°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha314.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra289.56°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani315.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:40 – 14:09
Yamaganda08:12 – 09:42
Gulika Kāla11:11 – 12:40
Varjyam07:13 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:43 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:12 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:42 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:11 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:40 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:09 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:39 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:37 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:39 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:09 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:40 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:11 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:42 – 05:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:12 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871903.27
Julian Day2460368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.42°
🪷 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 (24.1905°), declination -8.22°, EoT -13.22 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: 2024-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)