पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · April 30, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.67 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इदं ते नातपस्काय नाभक्ताय कदाचन।न चाशुश्रूषवे वाच्यं न च मां योऽभ्यसूयति।।18.67।।
"18.67 Speak not this to one who has not practised austerities, or to him who does not love, or who will not listen, or who mocks." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.67's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra298.34°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.63°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha16.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.98°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra347.40°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani356.27°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:41 – 12:15
Yamaganda15:23 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 09:07
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:59 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:07 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:41 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:57 – 18:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:31 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:57 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:41 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:07 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 05:59 (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 Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873060.27
Julian Day2461525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2347°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.92°
🪷 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 (24.2347°), declination 14.65°, EoT 2.79 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: 2027-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)