पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · May 1, 2036 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra77.77°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.48°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha21.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati32.86°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra51.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani107.79°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:50 – 15:24
Yamaganda06:00 – 07:34
Gulika Kāla09:08 – 10:42
Varjyam06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Śubha06:00 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:34 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:08 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:16 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:16 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:50 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:24 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:58 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:32 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:58 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:24 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:50 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:16 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 03:08 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:08 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:34 – 06:00 (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 Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876349.27
Julian Day2464814.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3605°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.58°
🪷 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 (24.3605°), declination 15.21°, EoT 2.92 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: 2036-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)