पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · February 21, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra278.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.76°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha317.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra350.93°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani273.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:33
Yamaganda15:31 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla08:07 – 09:36
Varjyam07:08 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 Chala06:39 – 08:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:07 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:36 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:02 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:28 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 23:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:02 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:36 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:07 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870435.27
Julian Day2458900.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1343°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.47°
🪷 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 (24.1343°), declination -10.81°, EoT -14.19 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: 2020-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)