पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · February 24, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.9 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ।

जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।।7.9।।
"7.9 I am the Fragrance of earth, the Brilliance of fire. I am the Life Force in all beings, and I am the Austerity of the ascetics." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra295.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha283.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra354.50°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani0.08°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:02 – 15:31
Yamaganda06:37 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:35 – 11:04
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:37 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:35 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:04 – 12:33 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:33 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:02 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:31 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:00 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:29 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:00 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:31 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:02 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:33 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:04 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:35 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873360.27
Julian Day2461825.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2462°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.71°
🪷 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 (24.2462°), declination -9.70°, EoT -13.84 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: 2028-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)