पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · December 12, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।

अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra28.46°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha256.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.97°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra280.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani234.76°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:56 – 09:22
Yamaganda10:48 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla13:40 – 15:06
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:30 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:56 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:40 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:32 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:58 – 19:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:32 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:40 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:56 – 06:30 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869269.27
Julian Day2457734.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0897°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.18°
🪷 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 (24.0897°), declination -23.09°, EoT 5.54 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: 2016-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)