पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · September 19, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra156.28°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.35°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha174.16°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.07°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra109.91°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani16.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:13 – 16:44
Yamaganda09:08 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla12:10 – 13:42
Varjyam06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:06 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:37 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:08 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:39 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:10 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:13 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:44 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:15 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:44 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:13 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:10 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:39 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:08 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:37 – 06:06 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873568.27
Julian Day2462033.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2542°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.74°
🪷 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 (24.2542°), declination 1.34°, EoT 6.98 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: 2028-09-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)