पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · February 12, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.85°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra0.39°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.09°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha310.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.45°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra255.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani347.11°MīnaRevatī 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)10:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:01
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 Kāla08:11 – 09:39
Varjyam07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:42 – 08:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:11 – 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 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:11 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872983.27
Julian Day2461448.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2318°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.42°
🪷 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 (24.2318°), declination -13.82°, EoT -14.59 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: 2027-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)