पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · April 29, 2013 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 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।
"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra239.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.17°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha0.61°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.59°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra22.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani193.88°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:33 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:15
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:23
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:59 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:33 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:15 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:57 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:31 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:57 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:15 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:33 – 05:59 (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 Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867946.27
Julian Day2456411.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0391°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.58°
🪷 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 (24.0391°), declination 14.46°, EoT 2.64 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: 2013-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)