पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · December 11, 2018 CE

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वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।

"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	234.81°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	276.54°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	321.59°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	214.12°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	223.07°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	190.89°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	254.71°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 28 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 31 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:57 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:32 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:05 – 16:31
Yamaganda	09:21 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla	12:13 – 13:39
Varjyam	06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta	09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:29 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:55 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:21 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:47 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:13 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:39 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:05 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:31 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:57 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:31 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:05 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:39 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:13 – 01:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:47 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:21 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:55 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.341°

Longitude: 77.7172°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869998.27
Julian Day	2458463.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.88°

🪷 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 (24.1176°), declination -22.98°, EoT 5.99 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: 2018-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)