पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · May 20, 2016 CE

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Sun enters Taurus.
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BG 4.36 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।

सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि।।4.36।।
"4.36 Be thou the greatest of sinners, yet thou shalt cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.39°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra195.06°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha20.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra30.34°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani229.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 09:03
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:28 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:03 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:35 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:03 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:28 – 05:53 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869063.27
Julian Day2457528.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0819°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)159.12°
🪷 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 (24.0819°), declination 20.03°, EoT 3.60 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: 2016-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)