पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · February 24, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra259.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.44°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha323.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra345.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani325.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:06 – 09:35
Yamaganda11:04 – 12:33
Gulika Kāla14:02 – 15:31
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:37 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:06 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:35 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:04 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:33 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:02 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:31 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:00 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:29 – 20:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:00 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:31 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:02 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:33 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:04 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:35 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:06 – 06:37 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872265.27
Julian Day2460730.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2043°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.09°
🪷 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 (24.2043°), declination -9.43°, EoT -13.84 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: 2025-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)