पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · December 31, 2014 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 10.21 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्।

मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी।।10.21।।
"10.21 Of all the creative Powers I am the Creator, of luminaries the Sun; the Whirlwind among the winds, and the Moon among planets." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra13.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha267.93°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.99°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani216.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:22 – 13:48
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:30
Gulika Kāla10:56 – 12:22
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:38 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:30 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:56 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:14 – 16:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:40 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:06 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:40 – 21:14 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:14 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:56 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:30 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:38 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868557.27
Julian Day2457022.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0625°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.50°
🪷 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 (24.0625°), declination -23.11°, EoT -3.26 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: 2014-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)