पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · August 31, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra221.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.71°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha120.74°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.39°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra101.86°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani335.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:57 – 18:29
Yamaganda12:19 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla15:24 – 16:57
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Udveg06:09 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:41 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:14 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:46 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:19 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:52 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:24 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:57 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:29 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:57 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:24 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:52 – 00:19 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:19 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:46 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:14 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:41 – 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 + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872453.27
Julian Day2460918.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2115°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.77°
🪷 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 (24.2115°), declination 8.60°, EoT 0.15 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: 2025-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)