पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · February 20, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.2 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम्।

अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यमकीर्तिकरमर्जुन।।2.2।।
"2.2 "The Lord said: My beloved friend! Why yield, just on the eve of battle, to this weakness which does no credit to those who call themselves Aryans, and only brings them infamy and bars against them the gates of heaven?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra283.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala144.19°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha316.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.12°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra349.55°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani185.10°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:36
Yamaganda11:05 – 12:33
Gulika Kāla14:02 – 15:31
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 Amṛta06:39 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:36 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:05 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:33 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:02 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:31 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:59 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:28 – 19:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:59 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:31 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:02 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:33 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:05 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:36 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:39 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867512.27
Julian Day2455977.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0225°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.26°
🪷 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 (24.0225°), declination -11.19°, EoT -14.28 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: 2012-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)