पञ्चाङ्ग — Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala · December 18, 2026 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।

"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	241.88°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
चन्द्र Candra	341.34°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	132.67°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	233.29°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.53°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	195.77°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शनि Śani	343.80°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 32 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:43 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:01 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:01 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:58 – 12:24
Yamaganda	15:16 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla	08:06 – 09:32
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:21 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:40 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:06 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:32 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:58 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:24 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:50 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:16 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:42 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:08 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:42 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:16 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:50 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:24 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:58 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:32 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:06 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.2588°

Longitude: 75.7804°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872927.27
Julian Day	2461392.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2296°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	103.21°

🪷 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 (24.2296°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 2026-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)