पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 26, 2014 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 2.7 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।

यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे

शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।
"2.7 My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra214.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.07°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha298.80°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.17°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani207.94°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:53 – 18:20
Yamaganda12:32 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla15:26 – 16:53
Varjyam07:13 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:44 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:11 – 09:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:38 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:05 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:32 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:59 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:26 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:53 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:20 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:53 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:26 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:59 – 00:32 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:32 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:05 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:38 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:11 – 06:44 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868218.27
Julian Day2456683.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0495°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)296.00°
🪷 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 (24.0495°), declination -18.77°, EoT -12.54 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: 2014-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)