पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · November 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.26°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra297.91°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.42°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha230.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra168.44°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani306.63°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:44 – 09:10
Yamaganda10:37 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 14:57
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:17 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:44 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:10 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 14:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:57 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:24 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:50 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:24 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:57 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:10 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:44 – 06:17 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871803.27
Julian Day2460268.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.83°
🪷 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 (24.1867°), declination -19.59°, EoT 13.70 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: 2023-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)