पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · December 16, 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 12.3 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते।सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम्।।12.3।।
"12.3 Those who worship Me as the Indestructible, the Undefinable, the Omnipresent, the Unthinkable, the Primeval, the Immutable and the Eternal;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.3'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra273.76°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.57°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha305.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.62°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra297.41°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani284.52°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)04:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 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 Kāla15:08 – 16:34
Yamaganda09:23 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 13:42
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:30 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:57 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:23 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:34 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:00 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:34 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:23 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:57 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12847.73
Julian Day575617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8942°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.94°
🪷 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 -22.08°, EoT 3.72 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: -3137-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)