पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · March 17, 2026 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	332.24°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	306.75°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	316.75°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha	314.72°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	80.76°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	348.59°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	339.55°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:49 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:04 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:29 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:30 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:04 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:29 – 17:00
Yamaganda	09:27 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla	12:28 – 13:59
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:26 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:56 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:27 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:58 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:28 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:59 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:29 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:00 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:30 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:00 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:29 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:59 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:28 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:58 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:27 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:56 – 06:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.341°

Longitude: 77.7172°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872651.27
Julian Day	2461116.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	333.80°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2191°), declination -1.41°, EoT -9.06 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: 2026-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)