पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · August 10, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.06°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra59.84°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.43°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha129.58°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.87°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra121.76°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani214.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:42 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:50 – 12:24
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:32
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:08 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:42 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:50 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:24 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:32 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:07 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:41 – 20:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:07 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:32 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:24 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:50 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:42 – 06:08 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868779.27
Julian Day2457244.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.49°
🪷 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 (24.0710°), declination 15.70°, EoT -5.06 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: 2015-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)