पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · May 16, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.29°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra267.52°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala52.51°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha5.42°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.60°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra346.68°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.32°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:24 – 16:59
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 13:49
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Roga05:54 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:29 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:39 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:49 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:24 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:59 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:34 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:59 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:24 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:49 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:39 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:29 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869424.27
Julian Day2457889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0957°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.03°
🪷 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 (24.0957°), declination 19.11°, EoT 3.74 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: 2017-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)