पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · March 18, 2026 CE

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🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.23°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra320.21°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha314.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.78°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra349.83°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani339.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:28 – 13:59
Yamaganda07:56 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla10:57 – 12:28
Varjyam06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:25 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:56 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:57 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:29 – 17:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:00 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:30 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:00 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:29 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:57 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:56 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872652.27
Julian Day2461117.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.99°
🪷 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 -1.01°, EoT -8.76 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: 2026-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)