पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · May 22, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.14 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।15.14।।
"15.14 Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.14'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.06°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra344.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.55°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha11.46°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.23°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra351.58°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani241.96°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:28 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:39 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:25
Varjyam06:24 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:53 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:28 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:00 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:35 – 20:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:00 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:28 – 05:53 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869430.27
Julian Day2457895.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0959°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.85°
🪷 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 (24.0959°), declination 20.39°, EoT 3.47 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: 2017-05-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)