पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · July 21, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.44°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra79.20°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.11°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha102.20°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra53.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani144.04°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:36 – 17:11
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 14:00
Varjyam06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:04 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:50 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:50 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:00 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:36 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:11 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:46 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:11 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:36 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:00 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 01:50 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:50 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:04 (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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866568.27
Julian Day2455033.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.56°
🪷 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 (23.9864°), declination 20.47°, EoT -6.05 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: 2009-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)