पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 18, 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 11.15 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे

सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान्।

ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थ

मृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान्।।11.15।।
"11.15 Arjuna said: O almighty God! I see in Thee the powers of Nature, the various creatures of the world, the Progenitor on his lotus throne, the Sages and the shining angels." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.15'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra326.21°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.31°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha280.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.65°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra239.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani166.88°KanyāHasta 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)10:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 24 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 Kāla12:29 – 13:56
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:36
Gulika Kāla11:03 – 12:29
Varjyam07:12 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:43 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:10 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:36 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:03 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:29 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:16 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:29 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:03 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:36 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:10 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877706.27
Julian Day2466171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4124°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.13°
🪷 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 -20.65°, 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: 2040-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)