पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · April 5, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.31°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra80.62°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.37°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha332.65°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra331.38°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani330.86°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:48
Yamaganda13:53 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla06:12 – 07:44
Varjyam06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:12 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:44 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:16 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:48 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:21 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:53 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:25 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:57 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:29 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:57 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:25 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:53 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:21 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:48 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:16 – 04:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:44 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872305.27
Julian Day2460770.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2059°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.05°
🪷 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 (24.2059°), declination 6.11°, EoT -3.10 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: 2025-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)