पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · April 26, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.89°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra176.24°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.13°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha19.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra19.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani288.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:36 – 09:10
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:17
Gulika Kāla13:51 – 15:24
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:02 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:36 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:10 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:17 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:51 – 15:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:24 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:32 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:24 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:51 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:17 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:10 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:36 – 06:02 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870865.27
Julian Day2459330.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1508°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)164.29°
🪷 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 (24.1508°), declination 13.53°, EoT 2.16 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: 2021-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)