पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 17, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.57 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्।

नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.57।।
"2.57 He who wherever he goes is attached to no person and to no place by ties of flesh; who accepts good and evil alike, neither welcoming the one nor shrinking from the other - take him to be one who is merged in the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.76°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra272.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.73°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha253.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.09°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra274.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani248.98°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:29 – 13:56
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:36
Gulika Kāla11:03 – 12:29
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha06:43 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:10 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:36 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:03 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:29 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:22 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:15 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:22 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:29 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:03 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:36 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:10 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869670.27
Julian Day2458135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1051°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.91°
🪷 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 (24.1051°), declination -20.78°, EoT -10.03 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: 2018-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)