पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · January 30, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra292.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.49°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha278.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra331.32°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani323.11°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:58 – 15:25
Yamaganda06:42 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla09:37 – 11:04
Varjyam07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:42 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:09 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:37 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:04 – 12:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:31 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:58 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:25 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:52 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:19 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:52 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:25 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:58 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:31 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:04 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:37 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:09 – 06:42 (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)1872240.27
Julian Day2460705.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.03°
🪷 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 (24.2034°), declination -17.63°, EoT -13.36 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: 2025-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)