पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · October 19, 2016 CE
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अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
- सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।
राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vyatīpāta |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 182.00° | Tulā | Citrā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 42.48° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 260.48° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 175.73° | Kanyā | Citrā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 163.86° | Kanyā | Hasta P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 216.61° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 228.83° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P1 |
☀️ Salem, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:07 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:57 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:02 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 20:23 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 09:05 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 50 Mins 06 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 09 Mins 54 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:32 – 05:19 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:08 – 06:07 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:38 – 12:26 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:00 – 14:48 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:45 – 18:09 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:57 – 18:27 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:42 – 19:27 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:38 – 00:26 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 12:02 – 13:31 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:36 – 09:04 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:33 – 12:02 |
| Varjyam | 06:36 – 06:55 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:53 – 09:16 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 06:07 – 07:36 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 07:36 – 09:04 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 09:04 – 10:33 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:33 – 12:02 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 12:02 – 13:31 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:31 – 14:59 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:59 – 16:28 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:28 – 17:57 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 17:57 – 19:28 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:28 – 20:59 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:59 – 22:31 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:31 – 00:02 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 00:02 – 01:33 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:33 – 03:04 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 03:04 – 04:36 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 04:36 – 06:07 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 11.6643°
Longitude: 78.146°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
🌌 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 | 5118 · Kali-5118 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869215.27 · 5117.7 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457680.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0877° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 217.75° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 19/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0877°) · declination -10.07° · EoT 15.55 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:2016-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)