पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · February 10, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.33 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।

अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।10.33।।
"10.33 Of letters I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am Time inexhaustible; and I am the all-pervading Preserver." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra293.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha313.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra285.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani197.16°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:56 – 18:23
Yamaganda12:32 – 14:00
Gulika Kāla15:28 – 16:56
Varjyam07:10 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:41 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:08 – 09:36 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:36 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:04 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:32 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:00 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:28 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:56 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:23 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:56 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:28 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:00 – 00:32 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:32 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:04 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:36 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:08 – 06:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867868.27
Julian Day2456333.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0362°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.10°
🪷 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 (24.0362°), declination -14.35°, EoT -14.55 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: 2013-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)