पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · November 15, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.34 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।

कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा।।10.34।।
"10.34 I am all-devouring Death; I am the Origin of all that shall happen; I am Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Intellect, Constancy and Forgiveness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.50°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra292.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha229.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati217.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra180.93°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani251.96°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 14:56
Yamaganda06:15 – 07:42
Gulika Kāla09:09 – 10:36
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:15 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:42 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:09 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:36 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:23 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:50 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:23 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:36 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:09 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:42 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869972.27
Julian Day2458437.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1166°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.59°
🪷 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 (24.1166°), declination -18.42°, EoT 14.88 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: 2018-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)