पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · February 10, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।
"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.85°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra164.16°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha273.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra322.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani302.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:28 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla08:08 – 09:36
Varjyam07:10 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:41 – 08:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:08 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:36 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:28 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:23 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:28 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:36 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:08 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871520.27
Julian Day2459985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1758°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.35°
🪷 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 (24.1758°), declination -14.49°, EoT -14.55 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: 2023-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)