पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 17, 2040 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 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra312.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.60°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha279.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra238.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani166.87°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:22 – 16:49
Yamaganda09:36 – 11:03
Gulika Kāla12:29 – 13:56
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

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)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:43 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:10 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:36 – 11:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:03 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:29 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:22 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:49 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:15 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:49 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:22 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:29 – 02:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:03 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:36 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:10 – 06:43 (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 Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877705.27
Julian Day2466170.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4124°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.59°
🪷 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 (24.4124°), declination -20.85°, EoT -10.03 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: 2040-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)