पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · December 25, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।
"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.51°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra351.78°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.79°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha267.48°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.78°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra227.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani10.25°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:02 – 09:28
Yamaganda10:54 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla13:46 – 15:12
Varjyam07:04 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:36 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:02 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:28 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:54 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:46 – 15:12 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:12 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:37 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:03 – 19:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:37 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:12 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:46 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:54 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:28 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:02 – 06:36 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873665.27
Julian Day2462130.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)102.77°
🪷 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 (24.2579°), declination -23.38°, EoT -0.49 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: 2028-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)