पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · May 20, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.69°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra248.71°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.35°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha11.39°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati2.63°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra10.86°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani166.67°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 09:03
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:28 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:03 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:35 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:03 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:28 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°
Longitude: 78.146°
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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867236.27
Julian Day2455701.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0120°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.21°
🪷 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 (24.0120°), declination 19.87°, EoT 3.60 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: 2011-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)