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

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.21 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्।

मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी।।10.21।।
"10.21 Of all the creative Powers I am the Creator, of luminaries the Sun; the Whirlwind among the winds, and the Moon among planets." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra242.06°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha243.22°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.21°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra268.03°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani233.46°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:33 – 15:00
Yamaganda06:23 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla09:15 – 10:41
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:23 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:49 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:15 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:41 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:07 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:33 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:26 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:52 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:26 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:33 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:07 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:41 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:15 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:49 – 06:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869258.27
Julian Day2457723.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0893°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.49°
🪷 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 (24.0893°), declination -21.84°, EoT 10.13 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: 2016-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)