पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 11, 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 17.16 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते।।17.16।।
"17.16 Serenity, kindness, silence, self-control and purity - this is austerity of mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.16'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.83°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra221.78°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.07°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha277.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.69°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra249.01°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani10.16°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:53 – 15:20
Yamaganda06:42 – 08:08
Gulika Kāla09:34 – 11:01
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:42 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:08 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:34 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:01 – 12:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:27 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:53 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:20 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:12 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:20 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:53 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:27 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:01 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:34 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:08 – 06:42 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873682.27
Julian Day2462147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2585°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.16°
🪷 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 (24.2585°), declination -21.78°, EoT -7.89 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: 2029-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)