पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · April 20, 2012 CE

🪷 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 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: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.34°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra352.56°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.66°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha338.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra49.50°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani181.59°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:23 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla07:37 – 09:10
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · 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 Chala06:03 – 07:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:37 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:10 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:30 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:10 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:37 – 06:03 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867572.27
Julian Day2456037.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0248°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.35°
🪷 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 (24.0248°), declination 11.60°, EoT 0.97 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: 2012-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)