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

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.54 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव।

स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम्।।2.54।।
"2.54 Arjuna asked: My Lord! How can we recognise the saint who has attained Pure Intellect, who has reached this state of Bliss, and whose mind is steady? how does he talk, how does he live, and how does he act?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.74°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra353.08°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.65°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha201.72°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra255.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani283.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:58 – 16:25
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:31
Varjyam06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:16 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:43 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:37 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:31 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:52 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:31 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:37 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:43 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871069.27
Julian Day2459534.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1586°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)141.99°
🪷 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 (24.1586°), declination -18.75°, EoT 14.67 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: 2021-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)