पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · October 13, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.31 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।

झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी।।10.31।।
"10.31 I am the Wind among purifiers, the King Rama among warriors; I am the Crocodile among the fishes, and I am the Ganges among rivers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.03°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra123.51°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.84°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha197.46°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra137.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani271.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:31
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:32
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Roga06:06 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:35 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:05 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:32 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:31 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:00 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:31 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:32 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:05 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:35 – 06:06 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870670.27
Julian Day2459135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1433°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.11°
🪷 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 (24.1433°), declination -7.88°, EoT 14.44 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: 2020-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)