पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · January 14, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.44°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra356.54°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.34°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha259.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra222.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani258.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:34
Yamaganda11:00 – 12:26
Gulika Kāla13:53 – 15:19
Varjyam07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:41 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:34 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:00 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:26 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:53 – 15:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:19 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:45 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:12 – 19:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:45 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:19 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:53 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:26 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:00 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:34 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:41 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870032.27
Julian Day2458497.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.88°
🪷 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 (24.1189°), declination -21.38°, EoT -9.00 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: 2019-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)