पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · December 31, 2017 CE
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अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
- प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।
स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Rohiṇī Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śubha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Taitila |
| वार (Vāra) | Ravivāra (Sunday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 255.44° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 46.05° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 199.16° | Tulā | Svātī P4 |
| बुध Budha | 232.58° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 202.43° | Tulā | Viśākhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 252.98° | Dhanu | Mūla P4 |
| शनि Śani | 247.03° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
☀️ Salem, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:37 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:04 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:21 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 16:01 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 04:45 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 27 Mins 01 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 32 Mins 59 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:06 – 05:51 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:40 – 06:37 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:58 – 12:44 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:15 – 15:01 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:52 – 18:16 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:04 – 18:33 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:49 – 19:34 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:58 – 00:44 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 16:38 – 18:04 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 12:21 – 13:47 |
| Gulika Kāla | 15:12 – 16:38 |
| Varjyam | 07:06 – 07:24 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:17 – 09:40 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Udveg | 06:37 – 08:03 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Chala | 08:03 – 09:29 (neutral) |
| Day-3 Labha | 09:29 – 10:55 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Amṛta | 10:55 – 12:21 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Kāla | 12:21 – 13:47 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Śubha | 13:47 – 15:12 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Roga | 15:12 – 16:38 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Udveg | 16:38 – 18:04 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Śubha | 18:04 – 19:38 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Roga | 19:38 – 21:12 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Udveg | 21:12 – 22:47 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Chala | 22:47 – 00:21 (neutral) |
| Night-5 Labha | 00:21 – 01:55 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Amṛta | 01:55 – 03:29 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Kāla | 03:29 – 05:03 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Śubha | 05:03 – 06:37 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 11.6643°
Longitude: 78.146°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5119 · Kali-5119 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869653.27 · 5118.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2458118.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.1044° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 152.09° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 13/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.1044°) · declination -23.09° · EoT -3.26 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2017-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)