पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · December 25, 2015 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
Also observed today
- लोहड़ी · LohriRegional
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच
कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।
इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।
इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śukla |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 248.83° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 63.28° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 180.35° | Tulā | Citrā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 267.75° | Dhanu | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 148.11° | Siṃha | Uttara Phalgunī P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 209.34° | Tulā | Viśākhā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 226.07° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
☀️ Salem, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:35 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:01 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:18 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 17:33 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 06:19 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 26 Mins 26 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 33 Mins 34 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:03 – 05:49 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:37 – 06:35 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:55 – 12:41 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:12 – 14:58 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:49 – 18:13 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:01 – 18:30 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:46 – 19:31 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:55 – 00:41 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:52 – 12:18 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 15:10 – 16:35 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:00 – 09:26 |
| Varjyam | 07:03 – 07:22 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:15 – 09:38 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 06:35 – 08:00 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 08:00 – 09:26 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 09:26 – 10:52 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:52 – 12:18 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 12:18 – 13:44 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:44 – 15:10 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 15:10 – 16:35 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 16:35 – 18:01 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 18:01 – 19:35 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 19:35 – 21:10 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 21:10 – 22:44 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:44 – 00:18 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 00:18 – 01:52 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:52 – 03:26 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 03:26 – 05:00 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 05:00 – 06:35 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 11.6643°
Longitude: 78.146°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5117 · Kali-5117 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1868916.27 · 5116.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457381.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0762° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 176.33° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 15/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.0762°) · declination -23.40° · EoT -0.49 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2015-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)