पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · January 1, 2026 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 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra43.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala258.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha244.12°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.99°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra254.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani332.04°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:53 – 15:20
Yamaganda06:37 – 08:04
Gulika Kāla09:31 – 10:59
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
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 Śubha06:37 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:04 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:31 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:59 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:26 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:53 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:20 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:48 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:15 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:48 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:20 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:53 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:26 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:59 – 03:31 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:31 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:04 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.5241°
Longitude: 76.9366°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872576.27
Julian Day2461041.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.96°
🪷 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 (24.2162°), declination -23.01°, EoT -3.71 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: 2026-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)