पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · December 23, 2036 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 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.42°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra307.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha250.42°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra225.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani127.92°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:11 – 16:37
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:45
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:35 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:01 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:53 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:11 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:02 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:11 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:53 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:01 – 06:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876585.27
Julian Day2465050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3695°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.04°
🪷 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 (24.3695°), declination -23.42°, EoT 0.44 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: 2036-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)