पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · December 28, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.43°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra21.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.19°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha267.56°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra248.75°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani160.18°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:03 – 09:29
Yamaganda10:55 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 15:13
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:37 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:03 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:29 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:55 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:13 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:39 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:05 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:39 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:13 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:55 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:29 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:03 – 06:37 (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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866728.27
Julian Day2455193.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9926°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.09°
🪷 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 (23.9926°), declination -23.28°, EoT -1.89 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: 2009-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)