पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · May 7, 2016 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 4.23 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः।

यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते।।4.23।।
"4.23 He who is without attachment, free, his mind centered in wisdom, his actions, being done as a sacrifice, leave no trace behind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra26.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.23°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha26.82°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra14.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani230.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:05 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:48 – 15:23
Gulika Kāla05:56 – 07:30
Varjyam06:27 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:56 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:30 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:05 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 13:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:48 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:23 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:57 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:32 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:57 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:23 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:48 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:05 – 04:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:30 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869050.27
Julian Day2457515.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0814°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.53°
🪷 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 (24.0814°), declination 16.89°, EoT 3.51 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: 2016-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)