पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · October 13, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.52°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra33.68°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.01°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha158.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra172.68°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani294.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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)20:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 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 Kāla13:32 – 15:01
Yamaganda06:06 – 07:35
Gulika Kāla09:04 – 10:34
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:06 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:35 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:04 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:34 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:32 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:01 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:31 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:00 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:31 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:01 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:32 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:34 – 03:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:04 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:35 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871400.27
Julian Day2459865.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1712°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.16°
🪷 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 (24.1712°), declination -7.70°, 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: 2022-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)