पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · September 4, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.17 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते।।18.17।।
"18.17 He who has no pride, and whose intellect is unalloyed by attachment, even though he kill these people, yet he does not kill them, and his act does not bind him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra29.67°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.46°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha164.03°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati130.30°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra110.09°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani214.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:22 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 09:13
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:08 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:27 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 06:08 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868804.27
Julian Day2457269.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0720°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.47°
🪷 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 (24.0720°), declination 7.36°, EoT 1.50 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: 2015-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)