पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 1, 2029 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 17.6 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्।।17.6।।
"17.6 They are ignorant. They torment the organs of the body; and they harass Me also, Who lives within. Know that they are devoted to evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra80.95°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.56°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha275.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.65°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra236.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani10.14°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:05 – 09:31
Yamaganda10:57 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:15
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:39 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:05 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:31 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:57 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:41 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:07 – 19:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:41 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:57 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:31 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:05 – 06:39 (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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873672.27
Julian Day2462137.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2581°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.03°
🪷 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 (24.2581°), declination -22.99°, EoT -3.71 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: 2029-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)