पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · April 16, 2029 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
परशुराम जयन्ती · Paraśurāma JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।

"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.08°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	25.49°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	152.71°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	20.35°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	177.77°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	7.62°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	17.84°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:03 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:53 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:53 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:38 – 09:11
Yamaganda	10:44 – 12:17
Gulika Kāla	13:50 – 15:23
Varjyam	06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:05 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:38 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:11 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:44 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:17 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:50 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:23 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:56 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:29 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:56 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:23 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:50 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:17 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:44 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:11 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:38 – 06:05 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873777.27
Julian Day	2462242.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2621°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	25.72°

🪷 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 (24.2621°), declination 10.17°, EoT 0.02 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: 2029-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)