पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 18, 2038 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra54.59°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.06°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha257.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.96°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra251.93°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani140.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:10 – 09:36
Yamaganda11:03 – 12:29
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:23
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:43 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:10 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:36 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:03 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:29 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:49 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:16 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:49 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:29 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:03 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:36 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:10 – 06:43 (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 Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876976.27
Julian Day2465441.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3845°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.70°
🪷 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 (24.3845°), declination -20.55°, EoT -10.35 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: 2038-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)