पञ्चाङ्ग — Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala · February 20, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra285.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.94°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha306.02°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.45°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra335.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani37.87°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:10 – 15:38
Yamaganda06:47 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla09:44 – 11:13
Varjyam07:16 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:47 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:15 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:44 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:13 – 12:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:41 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:10 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:38 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:07 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:36 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:07 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:38 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:10 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:41 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:13 – 03:44 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:44 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:15 – 06:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874452.27
Julian Day2462917.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2880°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.12°
🪷 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 (24.2880°), declination -11.05°, EoT -14.28 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: 2031-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)