पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · May 10, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra6.50°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.64°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha45.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.37°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra36.75°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani289.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:30 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:39 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla13:48 – 15:23
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:55 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:30 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:48 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:32 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:48 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:30 – 05:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870879.27
Julian Day2459344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1513°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.62°
🪷 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 (24.1513°), declination 17.64°, EoT 3.68 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: 2021-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)