पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · April 18, 2042 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.71°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra334.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala107.94°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha21.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati216.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra28.80°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani188.41°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:25 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla07:39 – 09:13
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:06 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:39 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:52 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:58 – 18:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:31 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:58 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 22:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:52 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:39 – 06:06 (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 Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878527.27
Julian Day2466992.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4438°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.71°
🪷 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 (24.4438°), declination 10.82°, EoT 0.51 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: 2042-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)