पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · March 12, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.34 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यथा प्रकाशयत्येकः कृत्स्नं लोकमिमं रविः।

क्षेत्रं क्षेत्री तथा कृत्स्नं प्रकाशयति भारत।।13.34।।
"13.34 As the one Sun illuminates the whole earth, so the Lord illumines the whole universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.05°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra27.91°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala22.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha332.64°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra287.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani264.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:28 – 16:58
Yamaganda09:28 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:28 – 13:58
Varjyam06:57 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:27 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:58 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:28 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:28 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:28 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:58 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:28 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:58 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:28 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:28 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:28 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:58 – 06:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870089.27
Julian Day2458554.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1211°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.97°
🪷 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 (24.1211°), declination -3.50°, EoT -10.49 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: 2019-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)