पञ्चाङ्ग — Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala · December 28, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.48°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra177.78°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.12°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha259.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.39°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra298.87°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani178.14°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:03 – 12:29
Yamaganda15:21 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla08:11 – 09:37
Varjyam07:13 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala06:45 – 08:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:11 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:37 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:03 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:29 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:47 – 18:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:13 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:47 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:29 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:03 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:37 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:11 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878051.27
Julian Day2466516.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4256°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.03°
🪷 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 (24.4256°), declination -23.26°, EoT -1.89 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: 2040-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)