पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · August 20, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सुब्रह्मण्य षष्ठी — Subrahmaṇya Ṣaṣṭhī
Worship of Kārttikeya as Subrahmaṇya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.2 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः।

सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।
"18.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: The sages say that renunciation means forgoing an action which springs from desire; and relinquishing means the surrender of its fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.66°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra181.75°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.88°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha145.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.03°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra115.68°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani214.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:29
Yamaganda06:08 – 07:42
Gulika Kāla09:15 – 10:49
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:08 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:42 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:15 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:22 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:29 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:03 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:36 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:03 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:29 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:22 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:15 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:42 – 06:08 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868789.27
Julian Day2457254.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0714°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.20°
🪷 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 (24.0714°), declination 12.60°, EoT -3.05 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: 2015-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)