पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · March 16, 2021 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।

"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	331.52°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	0.79°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	42.56°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
बुध Budha	305.74°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	295.79°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	328.67°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	285.85°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:50 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:04 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:29 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:04 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:30 – 17:00
Yamaganda	09:27 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla	12:28 – 13:59
Varjyam	06:57 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:26 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:57 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:27 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:58 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:28 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:59 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:30 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:00 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:31 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:00 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:30 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:59 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:28 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:58 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:27 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:57 – 06:26 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870824.27
Julian Day	2459289.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	32.08°

🪷 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 (24.1492°), declination -1.72°, EoT -9.36 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: 2021-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)