पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · September 23, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.12 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।13.12।।
"13.12 Constant yearning for the knowledge of Self, and pondering over the lessons of the great Truth - this is Wisdom, all else ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.12'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.29°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra215.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.82°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha173.56°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.93°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra114.48°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani16.19°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:07 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:40 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla06:06 – 07:37
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:06 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:37 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:07 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:41 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:12 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:41 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:07 – 04:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:37 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873572.27
Julian Day2462037.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2543°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)56.55°
🪷 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 (24.2543°), declination -0.22°, EoT 8.44 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: 2028-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)