पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · August 30, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी — Krishna Janmāṣṭamī
Bhagavān Krishna manifested at Mathurā midnight on this exact tithi-nakshatra alignment in 3227 BCE.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (Mathurā) — -3226-07-09 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya132.75°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra39.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha155.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra171.83°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani284.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:41 – 09:14
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:19
Gulika Kāla13:52 – 15:25
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:09 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:41 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:14 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:19 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:52 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:57 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:30 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:57 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:52 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:19 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:14 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:41 – 06:09 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870991.27
Julian Day2459456.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1556°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.35°
🪷 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 (24.1556°), declination 8.97°, EoT -0.18 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: 2021-08-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)