पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · April 30, 2028 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 9.17 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Pitāham Asya Jagato · Krishna IS the Mother
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
"9.17 I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra79.48°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.92°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha33.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra52.96°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani7.92°MeṣaAśvinī 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)10:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:08
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 Kāla16:57 – 18:31
Yamaganda12:15 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla15:23 – 16:57
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:59 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:33 – 09:07 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:07 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:15 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:49 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:23 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:57 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:31 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:57 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:23 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:49 – 00:15 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:15 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:07 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:33 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873426.27
Julian Day2461891.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2487°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.73°
🪷 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 (24.2487°), declination 14.88°, 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: 2028-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)