पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · October 31, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.89°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra347.76°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.26°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha181.03°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.07°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra159.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani13.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:57 – 16:25
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:29
Varjyam06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:09 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:37 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:05 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:33 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:57 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:52 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:57 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:33 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:05 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:37 – 06:09 (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)1873610.27
Julian Day2462075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2558°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.87°
🪷 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 (24.2558°), declination -14.22°, EoT 16.45 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: 2028-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)