पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 20, 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 2.60 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः।

इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।2.60।।
"2.60 O Arjuna! The mind of him, who is trying to conquer it, is forcibly carried away in spite of his efforts, by his tumultuous senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra308.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.59°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha258.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.50°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra278.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani249.31°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:37 – 11:03
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:23
Gulika Kāla06:43 – 08:10
Varjyam07:12 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:43 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:10 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:37 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:03 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:30 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:23 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:50 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:17 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:50 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:23 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:30 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:03 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:37 – 05:10 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:10 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869673.27
Julian Day2458138.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1052°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.91°
🪷 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 (24.1052°), declination -20.17°, EoT -10.96 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: 2018-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)