पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · April 10, 563 BCE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.58°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra183.80°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.31°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha35.62°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra73.49°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani47.54°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:42 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 12:19
Varjyam06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:10 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:42 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:14 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:24 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:56 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:29 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:56 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:24 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:14 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:42 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°
Longitude: 78.146°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927421.27
Julian Day1515886.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9324°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)153.21°
🪷 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 (-11.9324°), declination 7.31°, EoT -1.61 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: -0562-04-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)