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

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.22°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra15.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.83°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha133.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.35°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra156.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani185.64°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:50 – 12:24
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:07
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 09:16
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala06:08 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:42 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:16 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:50 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:07 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:41 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:07 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:50 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:16 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:42 – 06:08 (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)1878639.27
Julian Day2467104.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4481°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.88°
🪷 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 (24.4481°), declination 16.14°, EoT -5.35 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: 2042-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)