पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · December 12, 3138 BCE

🪷 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 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.75°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra217.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala107.04°KarkaĀśleṣā P1
बुध Budha298.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.02°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra292.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani284.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

Erode, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla07:54 – 09:21
Varjyam06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:28 – 07:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:54 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:33 – 17:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:59 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:33 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:54 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.341°
Longitude: 77.7172°
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 Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12851.73
Julian Day575613.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8943°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.70°
🪷 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 (-47.8943°), declination -21.45°, EoT 5.54 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: -3137-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)