पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · May 8, 2042 CE

Also observed today

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BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।

"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.18'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.17°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	234.56°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	114.93°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	34.60°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	213.97°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	53.00°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	186.90°	Tulā	Svātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 35 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 24 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:17 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:55 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:50 – 15:24
Yamaganda	05:58 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla	09:07 – 10:41
Varjyam	06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:58 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:32 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:07 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:41 – 12:16 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:16 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:50 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:24 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:59 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:33 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:59 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:24 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:50 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:16 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:41 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:07 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:32 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.341°

Longitude: 77.7172°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1878547.27
Julian Day	2467012.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4446°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	213.36°

🪷 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 (24.4446°), declination 17.08°, EoT 3.58 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: 2042-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)