पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · May 15, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.03°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra4.95°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.44°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha30.08°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.66°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra60.64°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani346.51°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 09:04
Varjyam06:26 – 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: Amṛta (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:54 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:29 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:58 – 18:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:33 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:58 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:29 – 05:54 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872710.27
Julian Day2461175.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.40°
🪷 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 (24.2213°), declination 18.83°, EoT 3.76 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:25:13.748Z