पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · May 21, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.21 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।

स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
"3.21 For whatever a great man does, others imitate. People conform to the standard which he has set." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya36.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra36.97°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha28.34°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.69°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra59.29°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.48°KanyāCitrā P2

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)05:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:28 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:39 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:24
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:53 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:28 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:24 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:00 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:35 – 20:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:00 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:24 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:28 – 05:53 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867603.27
Julian Day2456068.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0260°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.47°
🪷 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 (24.0260°), declination 20.23°, EoT 3.54 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: 2012-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)