पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · May 6, 2020 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.10 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः।

एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।।

"6.10 Let the student of spirituality try unceasingly to concentrate his mind; Let him live in seclusion, absolutely alone, with mind and personality controlled, free from desire and without possessions." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	21.85°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	182.06°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	300.71°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	22.80°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	272.99°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	56.53°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	277.77°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 35 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 24 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:53 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:14 – 13:48
Yamaganda	07:31 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla	10:40 – 12:14
Varjyam	06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:56 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:31 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:05 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:40 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:14 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:48 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:23 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:57 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:32 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:57 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:23 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:48 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:14 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:40 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:05 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:31 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870510.27
Julian Day	2458975.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	161.78°

🪷 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 (24.1372°), declination 16.62°, EoT 3.44 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: 2020-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)