पञ्चाङ्ग — Erode, Tamil Nadu · January 4, 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 2.62 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।

सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।
"2.62 When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.62'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra177.57°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.40°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha256.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra211.65°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani200.89°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:42 – 18:09
Yamaganda12:24 – 13:50
Gulika Kāla15:16 – 16:42
Varjyam07:08 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:40 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:32 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:58 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:24 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:50 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:16 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:42 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:09 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:42 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:16 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:50 – 00:24 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:24 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:58 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:32 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:06 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878788.27
Julian Day2467253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4538°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)277.80°
🪷 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 -22.75°, EoT -5.02 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: 2043-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)