पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · March 11, 2026 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।

"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.42'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	326.26°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	232.30°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	312.03°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha	318.85°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	80.70°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	341.14°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	338.81°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:56 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:32 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:09 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:33 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:09 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:33 – 14:03
Yamaganda	08:02 – 09:32
Gulika Kāla	11:03 – 12:33
Varjyam	07:02 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta	09:20 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:32 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:02 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:32 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	11:03 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:33 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	14:03 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:34 – 17:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:04 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:34 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:04 – 21:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:34 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	23:03 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:33 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	02:03 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:32 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:02 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.5241°

Longitude: 76.9366°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872645.27
Julian Day	2461110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	267.20°

🪷 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 (24.2189°), declination -3.77°, EoT -10.76 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: 2026-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)