पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 19, 2026 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.20 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम्।

स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः।।5.20।।
"5.20 He who knows and lives in the Absolute remains unmoved and unperturbed; he is not elated by pleasure or depressed by pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra277.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha272.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.58°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra277.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani333.33°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:10 – 09:37
Yamaganda11:03 – 12:30
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:23
Varjyam07:12 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:43 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:10 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:37 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:03 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:30 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:50 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:16 – 19:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:50 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:30 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:03 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:37 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:10 – 06:43 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872594.27
Julian Day2461059.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2169°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.17°
🪷 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 (24.2169°), declination -20.36°, EoT -10.66 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: 2026-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)