पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · January 14, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.11 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः।

परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ।।3.11।।
"3.11 Worship the Powers of Nature thereby, and let them nourish you in return; thus supporting each other, you shall attain your highest welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.18°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra132.52°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha271.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra305.90°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani268.75°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 50 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 Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:45
Yamaganda09:34 – 11:00
Gulika Kāla12:26 – 13:53
Varjyam07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:41 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:08 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:34 – 11:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:00 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:26 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:53 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:45 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:11 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:45 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:53 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:26 – 02:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:00 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:34 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:08 – 06:41 (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 Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870397.27
Julian Day2458862.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1329°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.03°
🪷 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 (24.1329°), declination -21.42°, 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: 2020-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)