पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · January 28, 2023 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।

"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	283.66°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	6.45°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	45.05°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	258.43°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	341.17°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	306.69°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani	301.29°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:10 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:07 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:26 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:07 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:36 – 11:03
Yamaganda	13:57 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla	06:42 – 08:09
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

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 Kāla	06:42 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:09 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:36 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	11:03 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:30 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:57 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:24 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:51 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:18 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:51 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:24 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:57 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:30 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	02:03 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:36 – 05:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:09 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871507.27
Julian Day	2459972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1753°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	79.56°

🪷 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 (24.1753°), declination -18.31°, EoT -12.97 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: 2023-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)