पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · April 17, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.13°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra246.88°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala32.61°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha8.36°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.56°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra332.64°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.43°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:40 – 09:13
Yamaganda10:46 – 12:19
Gulika Kāla13:52 – 15:25
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:07 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:40 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:13 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:46 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:19 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:52 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:31 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:52 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:19 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:46 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:13 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:40 – 06:07 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869395.27
Julian Day2457860.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0946°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.13°
🪷 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 (24.0946°), declination 10.49°, EoT 0.26 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: 2017-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)