पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · July 24, 3227 BCE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3169
Śaka Saṁvat: -3304
Bengali Saṁvat: -3819
Malayalam Era: -4050
Nanakshahi: -4695
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.05°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra239.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha180.25°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.35°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra165.72°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani267.21°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:50 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:37 – 17:13
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:14
Varjyam06:34 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:50 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:01 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:37 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:13 – 18:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:48 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:13 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:37 – 23:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:01 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:50 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:02 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-45499.73
Julian Day542965.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-49.1430°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.99°
🪷 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 (-49.1430°), declination 22.71°, EoT -6.16 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: -3226-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)