पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · October 8, 2015 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

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BG 18.51 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

बुद्ध्या विशुद्धया युक्तो धृत्याऽऽत्मानं नियम्य च।शब्दादीन् विषयांस्त्यक्त्वा रागद्वेषौ व्युदस्य च।।18.51।।

"18.51 Guided always by pure reason, bravely restraining himself, renouncing the objects of sense and giving up attachment and hatred;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	170.37°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	116.60°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	133.81°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	156.95°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	137.45°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	125.10°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	217.34°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:06 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla	17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:34 – 15:04
Yamaganda	06:05 – 07:35
Gulika Kāla	09:05 – 10:35
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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 · 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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:05 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:35 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:05 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:35 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:04 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:34 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:04 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:33 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:03 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:33 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:04 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:34 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:04 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:35 – 03:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:05 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:35 – 06:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868838.27
Julian Day	2457303.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	303.76°

🪷 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 (24.0733°), declination -5.70°, EoT 13.23 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: 2015-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)