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

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.09°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra103.07°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala40.59°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha308.92°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.42°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra261.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani138.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:02 – 15:31
Yamaganda06:40 – 08:08
Gulika Kāla09:37 – 11:05
Varjyam07:09 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:40 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:08 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:37 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:05 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:02 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:31 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:59 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:28 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:59 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:31 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:02 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:05 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:37 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:08 – 06:40 (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 Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877007.27
Julian Day2465472.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3857°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.67°
🪷 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 (24.3857°), declination -11.65°, EoT -14.43 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: 2038-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)