पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · March 31, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya346.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra141.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala327.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha318.38°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.33°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra5.90°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani341.29°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 16:57
Yamaganda09:19 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 13:54
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
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 Roga06:15 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:47 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:19 – 10:50 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:50 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:29 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 01:50 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:50 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:19 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:47 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872665.27
Julian Day2461130.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2196°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.59°
🪷 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 (24.2196°), declination 4.09°, EoT -4.66 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: 2026-03-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)