पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · January 4, 2017 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 11.13 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा।

अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा।।11.13।।
"11.13 In that vision Arjuna saw the universe, with its manifold shapes, all embraced in One, its Supreme Lord." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra327.30°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha245.93°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.86°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra306.43°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani237.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:27 – 13:55
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:33
Gulika Kāla11:00 – 12:27
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:38 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:33 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:00 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:27 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:55 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:22 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:17 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:22 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:55 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:27 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:00 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:33 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.5241°
Longitude: 76.9366°
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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869292.27
Julian Day2457757.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.83°
🪷 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 (24.0906°), declination -22.71°, EoT -5.02 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: 2017-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)