पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · May 16, 2025 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	31.24°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	248.37°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	108.20°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	15.07°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	60.22°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	346.12°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	335.14°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:12 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:39 – 12:14
Yamaganda	15:24 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla	07:29 – 09:04
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:54 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:29 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:04 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:39 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:14 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:49 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:24 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:59 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:34 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:59 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:24 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:49 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:14 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:39 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:04 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:29 – 05:54 (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 Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872346.27
Julian Day	2460811.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	219.97°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2074°), declination 19.12°, EoT 3.74 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: 2025-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)