पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · July 24, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.79°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra185.33°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.34°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha96.86°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.28°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra126.43°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:50 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:35 – 17:11
Gulika Kāla07:40 – 09:15
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:05 – 07:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:40 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:15 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:50 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:35 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:11 – 18:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:46 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:11 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:35 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:50 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:15 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:40 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868762.27
Julian Day2457227.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.37°
🪷 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 (24.0703°), declination 19.96°, EoT -6.16 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: 2015-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)