पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · February 20, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra150.32°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala329.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha293.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati212.71°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra263.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani24.67°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:32 – 14:00
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:35
Gulika Kāla11:03 – 12:32
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:37 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:35 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:03 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:32 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:00 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:29 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:57 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:26 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:57 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:29 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:00 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:32 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:03 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:35 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874087.27
Julian Day2462552.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2740°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.51°
🪷 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 (24.2740°), declination -10.96°, EoT -14.28 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: 2030-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)