पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · January 6, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.7 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः।

शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः।।6.7।।
"6.7 The Self of him who is self-controlled, and has attained peace is equally unmoved by heat or cold, pleasure or pain, honour or dishonour." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra1.93°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha275.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.01°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra296.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani356.95°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:15
Yamaganda06:39 – 08:05
Gulika Kāla09:31 – 10:57
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Śubha06:39 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:05 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:31 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:57 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:15 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:41 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:07 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:41 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:15 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:57 – 03:31 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:31 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:05 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873311.27
Julian Day2461776.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2443°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)103.94°
🪷 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 (24.2443°), declination -22.57°, EoT -5.88 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: 2028-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)