पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · November 7, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.18 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः।शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः।।12.18।।
"12.18 He to whom friend and foe are alike, who welcomes equally honour and dishonour, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, who is enamoured of nothing," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya200.92°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra263.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.42°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha221.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.76°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra239.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani318.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 14:56
Yamaganda06:12 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla09:07 – 10:34
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:12 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:39 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:07 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:34 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:01 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:24 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:51 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:24 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:01 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:34 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:07 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:39 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872156.27
Julian Day2460621.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2002°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.00°
🪷 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 (24.2002°), declination -16.37°, EoT 16.09 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: 2024-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)