पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · December 31, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra200.15°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha256.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.21°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra265.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani24.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:03 – 09:29
Yamaganda10:55 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 15:12
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:37 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:03 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:29 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:55 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 15:12 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:12 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:04 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:12 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:55 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:29 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:03 – 06:37 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874036.27
Julian Day2462501.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2721°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.02°
🪷 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 (24.2721°), declination -23.09°, EoT -3.26 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: 2029-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)