पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · February 12, 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 1.41 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।
"1.41 When irreligion spreads, the women of the house begin to stray; when they lose their purity, adulteration of the stock follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.69°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra173.40°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha302.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra340.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani185.21°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:58 – 18:26
Yamaganda12:34 – 14:02
Gulika Kāla15:30 – 16:58
Varjyam07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:42 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:10 – 09:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:38 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:06 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:34 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:02 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:30 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:58 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:26 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:58 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:30 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:02 – 00:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:34 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:06 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:38 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:10 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867504.27
Julian Day2455969.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0222°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.69°
🪷 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 (24.0222°), declination -13.94°, EoT -14.59 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: 2012-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)