पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · February 21, 2025 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।

"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	308.45°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	221.74°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.49°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	317.50°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.49°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	344.80°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	325.62°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:39 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:10 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:32 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:10 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:05 – 12:33
Yamaganda	15:31 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla	08:07 – 09:36
Varjyam	07:08 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:24 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:38 – 08:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:07 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:36 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:05 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:33 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:02 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:31 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:00 – 18:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:28 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:00 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:31 – 23:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:02 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:33 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:05 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:36 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:07 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.341°

Longitude: 77.7172°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872262.27
Julian Day	2460727.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2042°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.70°

🪷 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 (24.2042°), declination -10.53°, EoT -14.19 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: 2025-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)