पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · September 3, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी — Krishna Janmāṣṭamī
Bhagavān Krishna manifested at Mathurā midnight on this exact tithi-nakshatra alignment in 3227 BCE.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (Mathurā) — -3226-07-09 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra45.51°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha120.43°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.25°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra180.84°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani248.33°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:39 – 09:11
Yamaganda10:44 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:21
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:06 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:39 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:11 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:44 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:16 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:21 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:54 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:26 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:54 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:21 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:16 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:44 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:11 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:39 – 06:06 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869899.27
Julian Day2458364.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1138°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.02°
🪷 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 (24.1138°), declination 7.62°, EoT 1.15 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: 2018-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)