पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 24, 2012 CE

🪷 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 1.22 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्।

कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे।।1.22।।
"1.22 So that I may observe those who must fight on my side, those who must fight against me;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra288.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.86°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha269.87°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.61°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra317.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani185.04°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 16:52
Yamaganda09:37 – 11:04
Gulika Kāla12:31 – 13:58
Varjyam07:13 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:44 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:11 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:37 – 11:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:04 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:31 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:19 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:31 – 02:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:04 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:37 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:11 – 06:44 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867485.27
Julian Day2455950.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.89°
🪷 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 (24.0215°), declination -19.38°, EoT -12.06 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: 2012-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)