पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · September 13, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya146.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra277.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha146.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra172.77°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani226.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:18 – 16:49
Yamaganda09:11 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 13:46
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:08 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:11 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:18 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:49 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:21 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:49 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:18 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:11 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:08 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869179.27
Julian Day2457644.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.28°
🪷 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 (24.0863°), declination 3.69°, EoT 4.75 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: 2016-09-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)