पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · April 10, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.4 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक् च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत्।स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे श्रृणु।।13.4।।
"13.4 What is called Matter, of what it is composed, whence it came, and why it changes, what the Self is, and what Its power - this I will now briefly set forth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.80°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra239.46°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.58°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha355.30°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.75°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra33.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani220.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 09:14
Varjyam06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:09 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:42 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:51 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:29 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:51 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:42 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868657.27
Julian Day2457122.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0663°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.57°
🪷 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 (24.0663°), declination 7.77°, EoT -1.61 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: 2015-04-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)