पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · February 28, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।
"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra279.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha290.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati319.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra270.26°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani294.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:03 – 09:32
Yamaganda11:01 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla14:00 – 15:29
Varjyam07:04 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:34 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:03 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:32 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:01 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:00 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:29 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:27 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:29 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:00 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:01 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:32 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:03 – 06:34 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871173.27
Julian Day2459638.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)326.31°
🪷 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 (24.1626°), declination -8.04°, EoT -13.22 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: 2022-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)