पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · June 5, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla 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)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya50.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra180.93°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.92°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha32.07°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.76°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra4.41°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani241.01°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:28 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:40 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla13:52 – 15:27
Varjyam06:24 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:52 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:28 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:40 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:16 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:52 – 15:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:27 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:03 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:39 – 20:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:03 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:27 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:52 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:16 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:40 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:28 – 05:52 (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)1869444.27
Julian Day2457909.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0964°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.47°
🪷 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 (24.0964°), declination 22.55°, EoT 1.72 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: 2017-06-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)