पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · March 25, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.23 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।
"3.23 For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.75°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra177.43°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha341.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra321.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani232.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:24
Yamaganda15:26 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla07:50 – 09:22
Varjyam06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:19 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:50 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:22 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:58 – 18:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:29 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:58 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:22 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:50 – 06:19 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869007.27
Julian Day2457472.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0797°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)199.23°
🪷 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 (24.0797°), declination 1.92°, EoT -6.58 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: 2016-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)