पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 2, 2013 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 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra129.94°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha248.04°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.24°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra236.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani195.32°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:49
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:31
Gulika Kāla10:57 – 12:23
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:39 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:31 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:57 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:41 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:41 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:57 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:31 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867829.27
Julian Day2456294.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0347°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)234.93°
🪷 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 (24.0347°), declination -22.91°, EoT -4.15 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: 2013-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)