पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · October 29, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.17°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra13.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.05°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha196.40°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra144.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani306.45°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:25 – 17:53
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:29
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:25
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:09 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:37 – 09:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:05 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:33 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:29 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:25 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:53 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:25 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:29 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:33 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:05 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:37 – 06:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871781.27
Julian Day2460246.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1858°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.14°
🪷 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 (24.1858°), declination -13.31°, EoT 16.43 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: 2023-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)