पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · February 13, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.16 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः।

न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन।।6.16।।
"6.16 Meditation is not for him who eats too much, not for him who eats not at all; not for him who is overmuch addicted to sleep, not for him who is always awake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya300.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra248.39°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.56°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha315.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.81°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra308.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani335.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:08 – 12:37
Yamaganda15:34 – 17:03
Gulika Kāla08:10 – 09:39
Varjyam07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:42 – 08:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:10 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:39 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:08 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:37 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:03 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:32 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:03 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:37 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:08 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:39 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:10 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.5241°
Longitude: 76.9366°
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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872619.27
Julian Day2461084.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2179°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.25°
🪷 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 (24.2179°), declination -13.41°, EoT -14.60 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: 2026-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)