पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · April 28, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।
"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra169.34°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.68°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha346.48°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.46°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra39.72°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani254.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:09 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:50 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla06:02 – 07:35
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:02 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:35 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:09 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:50 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:58 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:32 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:58 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:50 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:09 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:35 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869771.27
Julian Day2458236.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1089°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.86°
🪷 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 (24.1089°), declination 14.08°, EoT 2.49 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: 2018-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)