पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · July 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.33°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra111.91°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha84.15°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.01°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra132.38°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani350.48°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:36
Yamaganda06:03 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla09:14 – 10:49
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:03 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:39 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:14 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:36 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:11 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:46 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:11 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:36 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:14 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:39 – 06:03 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872772.27
Julian Day2461237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2237°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.36°
🪷 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 (24.2237°), declination 21.38°, EoT -5.68 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: 2026-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)