पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · October 22, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.58 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.58।।
"2.58 He who can withdraw his senses from the attraction of their objects, as the tortoise draws his limbs within its shell - take it that such a one has attained Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.58's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.19°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra272.87°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.24°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha185.00°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra137.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani306.56°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:29 – 17:58
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:32
Gulika Kāla15:00 – 16:29
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:09 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:37 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:06 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:35 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:32 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:00 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:29 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:58 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:29 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:00 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:32 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:35 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:06 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:37 – 06:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871774.27
Julian Day2460239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1855°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.73°
🪷 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 (24.1855°), declination -10.90°, EoT 15.95 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: 2023-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)