पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · March 25, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.49°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra300.88°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.42°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha356.56°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.44°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra340.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani243.40°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:22 – 10:53
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla06:19 – 07:50
Varjyam06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:19 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:50 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:22 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:53 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:26 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:58 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:29 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:58 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:26 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:53 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:22 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:50 – 06:19 (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)1869372.27
Julian Day2457837.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0937°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.45°
🪷 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 (24.0937°), declination 1.82°, EoT -6.58 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: 2017-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)