पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · December 4, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.25 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।
"13.25 Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra260.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.56°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha232.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra271.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani318.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:35
Yamaganda07:50 – 09:16
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 12:08
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 Labha06:24 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:50 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:16 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:35 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:01 – 16:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:27 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:53 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:27 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:01 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:35 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:16 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:50 – 06:24 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872183.27
Julian Day2460648.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2012°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.50°
🪷 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 (24.2012°), declination -22.28°, EoT 8.96 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: 2024-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)