पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · November 20, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.21°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra282.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha231.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati246.60°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra168.62°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani56.75°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:32 – 14:59
Yamaganda06:18 – 07:45
Gulika Kāla09:12 – 10:39
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:18 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:45 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:12 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:05 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:32 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:59 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:26 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:53 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:26 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:59 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:32 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:05 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:12 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:12 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:45 – 06:18 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874725.27
Julian Day2463190.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2984°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.05°
🪷 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 (24.2984°), declination -19.60°, EoT 13.70 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: 2031-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)