पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · March 9, 2018 CE
Also observed today
- कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच
अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।
अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।
अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vajra |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 324.31° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 229.69° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 240.60° | Dhanu | Mūla P1 |
| बुध Budha | 340.20° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 208.92° | Tulā | Viśākhā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 338.23° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 253.62° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1 |
Salem, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:29 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:28 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:29 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 00:27 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 11:53 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 59 Mins 15 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 00 Mins 45 Secs |
शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:53 – 05:41 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:29 – 06:29 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 12:05 – 12:53 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:29 – 15:17 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:16 – 18:40 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:28 – 18:58 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:13 – 19:58 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 00:05 – 00:53 |
अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:59 – 12:29 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 15:29 – 16:58 |
| Gulika Kāla | 07:59 – 09:29 |
| Varjyam | 06:59 – 07:18 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:17 – 09:41 |
दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara
चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 06:29 – 07:59 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 07:59 – 09:29 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 09:29 – 10:59 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:59 – 12:29 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 12:29 – 13:59 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:59 – 15:29 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 15:29 – 16:58 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 16:58 – 18:28 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 18:28 – 19:58 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 19:58 – 21:29 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 21:29 – 22:59 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:59 – 00:29 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 00:29 – 01:59 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:59 – 03:29 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 03:29 – 04:59 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 04:59 – 06:29 (inauspicious) |
Coordinates
Latitude: 11.6643°
Longitude: 78.146°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
Cosmic Time
| Kali Year | 5119 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869721.27 |
| Julian Day | 2458186.770833 |
| Ayanamsa (Lahiri) | 24.1070° |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 264.28° |
🪷 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 (24.1070°), declination -4.58°, EoT -11.28 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: 2018-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)
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 (24.1070°), declination -4.58°, EoT -11.28 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: 2018-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)