पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · April 2, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।
"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.92°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra141.12°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.68°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha339.35°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.81°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra24.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani220.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:55 – 15:27
Yamaganda06:16 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla09:20 – 10:51
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:16 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:48 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:20 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:51 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:55 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:59 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:30 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:59 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:55 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:51 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:20 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:48 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868649.27
Julian Day2457114.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0660°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.96°
🪷 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 (24.0660°), declination 4.74°, EoT -4.03 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: 2015-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)