पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · August 14, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.07°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra134.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.21°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha102.90°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.41°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra162.59°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani350.29°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:27
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:06
Gulika Kāla07:47 – 09:20
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:14 – 07:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:47 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:20 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:06 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:39 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:06 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:20 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:47 – 06:14 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872801.27
Julian Day2461266.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2248°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.36°
🪷 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 (24.2248°), declination 14.40°, EoT -4.37 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: 2026-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)