पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 15, 2021 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 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra294.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.43°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha286.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra253.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani279.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:02 – 12:28
Yamaganda15:21 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla08:09 – 09:36
Varjyam07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:43 – 08:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:09 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:36 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:02 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:28 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:48 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:48 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:28 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:02 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:36 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:09 – 06:43 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870764.27
Julian Day2459229.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1469°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.69°
🪷 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 (24.1469°), declination -21.11°, EoT -9.35 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: 2021-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)