पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 3, 2043 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.61 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।

वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.61।।
"2.61 Restraining them all, let him meditate steadfastly on Me; for who thus conquers his senses achieves perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2100 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1965 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1450
Malayalam Era: 1219
Nanakshahi: 574
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra165.78°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.62°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha257.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra210.60°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani200.81°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:32 – 10:58
Yamaganda13:50 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla06:39 – 08:05
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:39 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:05 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:32 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:58 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:50 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:16 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:08 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:16 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:50 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:58 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:32 – 05:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:05 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878787.27
Julian Day2467252.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4538°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.16°
🪷 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 (24.4538°), declination -22.85°, EoT -4.59 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: 2043-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)