पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · January 3, 2023 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.25 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।

"13.25 Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	258.21°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	34.87°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	44.30°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	267.82°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	337.28°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	275.47°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	298.53°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 32 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:07 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:41 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:59 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:59 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:14 – 16:40
Yamaganda	09:30 – 10:56
Gulika Kāla	12:22 – 13:48
Varjyam	07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:19 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Roga	06:38 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:04 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:30 – 10:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:56 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:22 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:48 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:14 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:40 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:06 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:40 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:14 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:48 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:22 – 01:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:56 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:30 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:04 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871482.27
Julian Day	2459947.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	135.14°

🪷 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 (24.1744°), declination -22.86°, EoT -4.59 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: 2023-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)