पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · February 8, 2041 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 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2098 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1963 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1448
Malayalam Era: 1217
Nanakshahi: 572
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra25.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha286.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati186.84°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra335.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani179.20°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:06 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:29 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla08:10 – 09:38
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:42 – 08:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:10 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:38 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:06 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:01 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:57 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:25 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:57 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 23:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:01 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:06 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:38 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:10 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878093.27
Julian Day2466558.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4272°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.32°
🪷 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 (24.4272°), declination -14.93°, EoT -14.45 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: 2041-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)