पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 17, 2019 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 11.55 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।

निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।
"11.55 He whose every action is done for My sake, to whom I am the final goal, who loves Me only and hates no one - O My dearest son, only he can realize Me!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.50°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra35.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha264.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra225.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani259.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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)14:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 43 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 Kāla13:56 – 15:22
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:10
Gulika Kāla09:36 – 11:03
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:43 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:10 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:36 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:03 – 12:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:29 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:49 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:15 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:49 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:29 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:03 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:36 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:10 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870035.27
Julian Day2458500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.54°
🪷 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 (24.1190°), declination -20.83°, 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: 2019-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)