पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · May 18, 2027 CE

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

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.67°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra183.89°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.70°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha51.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.35°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra9.25°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani358.37°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:24 – 16:59
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 13:49
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:53 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:28 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:39 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:49 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:24 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:59 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:34 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:59 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:24 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:49 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:39 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:28 – 05:53 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873078.27
Julian Day2461543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2354°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.84°
🪷 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 (24.2354°), declination 19.46°, EoT 3.69 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: 2027-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)