पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · October 6, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.27 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत।

सर्वभूतानि संमोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप।।7.27।।
"7.27 O brave Arjuna! Man lives in a fairy world, deceived by the glamour of opposite sensations, infatuated by desire and aversion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.66°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra315.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha188.22°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.98°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra163.46°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani206.71°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:35 – 09:05
Yamaganda10:35 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:04
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:05 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:35 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:05 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:35 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:04 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:34 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:04 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:34 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:04 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:35 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:05 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:35 – 06:05 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868471.27
Julian Day2456936.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0592°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.98°
🪷 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 (24.0592°), declination -5.02°, EoT 12.68 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: 2014-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)