पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · September 17, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.28°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra298.19°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.41°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha168.06°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.95°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra192.45°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani194.27°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:15 – 16:47
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:44
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:08 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:39 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:15 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:47 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:18 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:47 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:15 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:39 – 06:08 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868087.27
Julian Day2456552.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0445°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.70°
🪷 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 (24.0445°), declination 2.26°, EoT 6.24 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: 2013-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)