पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · December 3, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.23'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra266.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.36°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha246.01°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.55°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra270.37°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani233.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla06:24 – 07:50
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:24 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:50 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:16 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:08 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:26 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:52 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:26 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:08 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:16 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:50 – 06:24 (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)1869260.27
Julian Day2457725.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.86°
🪷 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 (24.0894°), declination -22.13°, EoT 9.36 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: 2016-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)