पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · June 1, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.6 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।

योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति।।5.6।।
"5.6 Without concentration, O Mighty Man, renunciation is difficult. But the sage who is always meditating on the Divine, before long shall attain the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya46.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra350.14°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha23.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra45.09°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani229.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:28 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:39 – 12:15
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:52 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:28 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:39 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:27 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:02 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:38 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:02 – 21:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:27 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:39 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:28 – 05:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869075.27
Julian Day2457540.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0823°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.06°
🪷 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 (24.0823°), declination 22.09°, EoT 2.36 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: 2016-06-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)