पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · August 16, 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 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।
"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.26'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.82°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra134.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.31°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha139.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.16°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra118.14°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani214.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:04 – 18:38
Yamaganda12:23 – 13:57
Gulika Kāla15:31 – 17:04
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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 Udveg06:08 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:42 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:16 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:23 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:57 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:31 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:04 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:38 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:04 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:31 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:57 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:23 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:16 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:42 – 06:08 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868785.27
Julian Day2457250.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0712°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.12°
🪷 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 (24.0712°), declination 13.89°, EoT -3.97 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: 2015-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)