पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · December 15, 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 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: 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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.81°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra259.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.93°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha303.77°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.47°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra296.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani284.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:56 – 09:22
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:15
Gulika Kāla13:41 – 15:08
Varjyam06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:30 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:56 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:15 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:41 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:34 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:00 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:34 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:41 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:15 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:56 – 06:30 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.341°
Longitude: 77.7172°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12848.73
Julian Day575616.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8942°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.52°
🪷 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 (-47.8942°), declination -21.93°, EoT 4.18 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: -3137-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)