पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · December 24, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.69 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्िचन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः।भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि।।18.69।।
"18.69 Nor is there among men any who can perform a service dearer to Me than this, or any man on earth more beloved by Me than he." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.69's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.83°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra238.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha225.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.20°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra279.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani183.46°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:27 – 10:53
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla06:35 – 08:01
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
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 Kāla06:35 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:01 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:27 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:53 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:19 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:03 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:19 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:53 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:27 – 05:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:01 – 06:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867454.27
Julian Day2455919.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0203°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.27°
🪷 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 (24.0203°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2011-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)