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

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.5 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्िचतैः।।13.5।।
"13.5 Seers have sung of It in various ways, in many hymns and sacred Vedic songs, weighty in thought and convincing in argument." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.47°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra239.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.64°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha202.93°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.67°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra190.84°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani346.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 12:04
Yamaganda15:02 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla07:37 – 09:06
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:08 – 07:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:37 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:06 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:33 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:02 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:31 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:00 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:31 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:02 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:33 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:06 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:37 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872864.27
Julian Day2461329.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2272°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.12°
🪷 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 (24.2272°), declination -8.83°, EoT 15.05 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: 2026-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)