पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · December 6, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.1 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे।

ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।9.1।।
"9.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: I will now reveal to thee, since thou doubtest not, that profound mysticism, which when followed by experience, shall liberate thee from sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra133.05°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala260.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha209.59°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati46.47°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra203.15°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani192.85°TulāSvātī P2

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)23:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 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 Kāla13:35 – 15:01
Yamaganda06:25 – 07:51
Gulika Kāla09:17 – 10:43
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:25 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:51 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:17 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:09 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:01 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:27 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:53 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:27 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:01 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:09 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:17 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:51 – 06:25 (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 Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867802.27
Julian Day2456267.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0336°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.65°
🪷 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 (24.0336°), declination -22.52°, EoT 8.14 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: 2012-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)