पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · February 23, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra193.27°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.64°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha297.95°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati212.90°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra265.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani24.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:34 – 11:03
Yamaganda14:00 – 15:29
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 08:05
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:36 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:05 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:34 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:03 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:31 – 14:00 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:00 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:29 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:58 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:27 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:58 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:29 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:00 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:31 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:03 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:34 – 05:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:05 – 06:36 (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 Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874090.27
Julian Day2462555.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.30°
🪷 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 (24.2741°), declination -9.88°, EoT -13.97 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: 2030-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)