पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · December 11, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।
"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra153.72°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.64°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha239.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.74°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra227.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani244.67°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:54 – 09:20
Yamaganda10:46 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:03
Varjyam06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:28 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:54 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:20 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:46 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:11 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:03 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:29 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:55 – 19:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:29 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:03 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:11 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:46 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:20 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:54 – 06:28 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869633.27
Julian Day2458098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.57°
🪷 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 (24.1037°), declination -23.00°, EoT 5.99 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: 2017-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)