पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · December 7, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.28 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम्।विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।13.28।।
"13.28 He who can see the Supreme Lord in all beings, the Imperishable amidst the perishable, he it is who really sees." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya231.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra300.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.62°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha228.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra275.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani318.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:19 – 10:45
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:04
Gulika Kāla06:27 – 07:53
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:27 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:53 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:19 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:04 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:30 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:56 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:30 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:04 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:19 – 04:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:53 – 06:27 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872186.27
Julian Day2460651.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2013°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.15°
🪷 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 (24.2013°), declination -22.64°, EoT 7.72 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: 2024-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)