पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · December 5, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra347.53°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.84°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha226.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.95°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra256.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani181.82°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:51 – 09:17
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:01
Varjyam06:53 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:25 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:51 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:17 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:01 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:27 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:53 – 19:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:27 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:01 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:17 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:51 – 06:25 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867435.27
Julian Day2455900.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0196°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.98°
🪷 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 (24.0196°), declination -22.30°, EoT 8.56 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: 2011-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)