पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · November 9, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.34 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।

तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।।3.34।।
"3.34 The love and hate which are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them. They only obstruct the path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya202.67°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra71.84°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha222.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.80°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra188.07°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani331.34°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:23 – 17:51
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:29
Gulika Kāla14:56 – 16:23
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Udveg06:12 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:40 – 09:07 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:07 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:34 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:29 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:56 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:23 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:51 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:23 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:56 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:29 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:34 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:07 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:40 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872523.27
Julian Day2460988.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2142°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.27°
🪷 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 (24.2142°), declination -16.88°, EoT 15.87 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: 2025-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)