पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · February 7, 2025 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।

"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.8'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	294.31°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	46.27°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	84.32°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	292.15°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.04°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	337.41°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	323.99°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:43 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:08 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:29 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:08 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:04 – 12:32
Yamaganda	15:27 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla	08:09 – 09:36
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:41 – 08:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:09 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:36 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:04 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:32 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:59 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:27 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:55 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:22 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:55 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:27 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:59 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:32 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:04 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:36 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:09 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872248.27
Julian Day	2460713.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	111.32°

🪷 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 (24.2037°), declination -15.28°, EoT -14.38 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: 2025-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)