पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · September 23, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: महानवमी — Mahā-Navamī
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.29 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन

माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः।

आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति

श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्।।2.29।।
"2.29 One hears of the Spirit with surprise, another thinks It marvellous, the third listens without comprehending. Thus, though many are told about It, scarcely is there one who knows It." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.59°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra248.50°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.74°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha137.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra113.72°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani307.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:09 – 10:40
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla06:07 – 07:38
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:07 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:38 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:09 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:14 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:09 – 04:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:38 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871745.27
Julian Day2460210.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1844°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.32°
🪷 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 (24.1844°), declination 0.09°, EoT 8.44 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: 2023-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)