पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · August 23, 2016 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 7.13 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्।

मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्।।7.13।।
"7.13 The inhabitants of the world, misled by those natures which the Qualities have engendered, know not that I am higher than them all, and that I do not change." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.27°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra8.08°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha152.45°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.68°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra147.06°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani225.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:28 – 17:01
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:55
Varjyam06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:09 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:42 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:28 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:01 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:34 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:01 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:28 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:42 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869158.27
Julian Day2457623.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0855°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.08°
🪷 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 (24.0855°), declination 11.35°, EoT -2.27 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: 2016-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)