पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · May 10, 2015 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 13.34 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यथा प्रकाशयत्येकः कृत्स्नं लोकमिमं रविः।

क्षेत्रं क्षेत्री तथा कृत्स्नं प्रकाशयति भारत।।13.34।।
"13.34 As the one Sun illuminates the whole earth, so the Lord illumines the whole universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra276.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala34.23°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha45.70°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.23°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra68.05°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani218.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:58 – 18:32
Yamaganda12:14 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla15:23 – 16:58
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:55 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:30 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:04 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:39 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:14 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:48 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:23 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:58 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:32 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:58 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:23 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:48 – 00:14 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:14 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:39 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:04 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:30 – 05:55 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868687.27
Julian Day2457152.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0675°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.32°
🪷 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 (24.0675°), declination 17.49°, EoT 3.68 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: 2015-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)