पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · February 17, 3102 BCE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।
"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3044
Śaka Saṁvat: -3179
Bengali Saṁvat: -3694
Malayalam Era: -3925
Nanakshahi: -4570
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.58°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra356.87°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.88°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha356.44°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.28°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra0.19°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani352.66°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:27
Yamaganda06:42 – 08:10
Gulika Kāla09:37 – 11:05
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:42 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:10 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:37 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:05 – 12:32 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:32 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:54 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:21 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:54 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:32 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:05 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:37 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:10 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year0
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-0.73
Julian Day588464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.4028°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.29°
🪷 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 (-47.4028°), declination -16.58°, EoT -14.49 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: -3101-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)