पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · September 16, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।
"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.73°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra329.50°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.68°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha173.09°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati136.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra157.90°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani2.49°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:45 – 15:16
Yamaganda06:08 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla09:10 – 10:42
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:08 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:39 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:10 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:45 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:16 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:47 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:19 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:47 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:16 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:45 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:10 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:39 – 06:08 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873199.27
Julian Day2461664.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2400°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.26°
🪷 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 (24.2400°), declination 2.79°, EoT 5.87 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: 2027-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)