पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 15, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra228.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.91°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha266.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.11°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra272.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani333.00°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:55 – 15:21
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla09:36 – 11:02
Varjyam07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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 Śubha06:43 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:09 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:36 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:02 – 12:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:28 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:55 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:21 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:48 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:14 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:48 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:21 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:55 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:28 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:02 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:36 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:09 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872590.27
Julian Day2461055.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2168°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.10°
🪷 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 (24.2168°), declination -21.15°, EoT -9.35 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: 2026-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)