पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · April 8, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: हनुमान जयन्ती — Hanumān Jayantī
Birth of Hanumān (Caitra Pūrṇimā tradition; some traditions Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 14).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.11 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि।

योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मशुद्धये।।5.11।।
"5.11 The sage performs his action dispassionately, using his body, mind and intellect, and even his senses, always as a means of purification." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.54°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra173.60°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha330.68°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati271.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra39.45°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani276.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:20 – 13:52
Yamaganda07:42 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 12:20
Varjyam06:41 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:10 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:42 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:15 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:20 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:52 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:24 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:57 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:29 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:57 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:24 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:52 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:20 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:15 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:42 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870482.27
Julian Day2458947.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1361°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)179.02°
🪷 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 (24.1361°), declination 7.32°, EoT -2.19 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: 2020-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)