पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · May 3, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.19 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते।

वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः।।7.19।।
"7.19 After many lives, at last the wise man realises Me as I am. A man so enlightened that he sees God everywhere is very difficult to find." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.92°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra309.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha353.64°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.43°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra9.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani322.71°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:23 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla07:32 – 09:06
Varjyam06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:57 – 07:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:32 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:06 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:48 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:57 – 18:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:31 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:57 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:48 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:06 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:32 – 05:57 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871968.27
Julian Day2460433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1930°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.94°
🪷 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 (24.1930°), declination 15.77°, EoT 3.15 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: 2024-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)