पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · October 4, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.38°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra46.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.06°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha153.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra121.35°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani307.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:05 – 13:35
Yamaganda07:35 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 12:05
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:05 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:35 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:05 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:35 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:05 – 16:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:35 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:05 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:35 – 21:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:05 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:35 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:05 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:35 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871756.27
Julian Day2460221.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1849°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)239.53°
🪷 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 (24.1849°), declination -4.18°, EoT 12.10 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: 2023-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)