पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · October 24, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.82°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra52.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.84°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha180.70°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.43°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra223.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani171.85°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:31
Yamaganda07:38 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 12:03
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha06:09 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:38 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:06 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:31 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:00 – 16:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:28 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:57 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:28 – 21:00 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:00 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:31 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:06 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:38 – 06:09 (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 Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877986.27
Julian Day2466451.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4231°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.94°
🪷 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 (24.4231°), declination -11.91°, EoT 16.15 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: 2040-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)