पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · February 14, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.39°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra138.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.08°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha304.60°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra341.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani324.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:28 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla08:08 – 09:36
Varjyam07:09 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:39 – 08:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:08 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:36 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:28 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:25 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:28 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:36 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:08 – 06:39 (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)1872255.27
Julian Day2460720.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2039°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.99°
🪷 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 (24.2039°), declination -12.99°, EoT -14.59 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: 2025-02-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)