पञ्चाङ्ग — Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala · April 21, 2026 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 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।
"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra56.08°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha344.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.24°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra31.64°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani343.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:32 – 17:05
Yamaganda09:19 – 10:52
Gulika Kāla12:26 – 13:59
Varjyam06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:13 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:46 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:19 – 10:52 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:52 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:26 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:32 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:05 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:39 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:05 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:32 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:26 – 01:52 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:52 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:19 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:46 – 06:13 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872686.27
Julian Day2461151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.40°
🪷 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 (24.2204°), declination 11.81°, EoT 1.19 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: 2026-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)