पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · September 23, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra291.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.43°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha174.85°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.69°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra192.09°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani348.01°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:14 – 13:45
Yamaganda07:41 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:14
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:10 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:14 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:45 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:46 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:17 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:46 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:45 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:14 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:41 – 06:10 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872841.27
Julian Day2461306.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2264°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.83°
🪷 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 (24.2264°), declination -0.02°, EoT 8.44 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: 2026-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)