पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · May 8, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.20 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः।

अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च।।10.20।।
"10.20 O Arjuna! I am the Self, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning and the life, and I am the end of them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra82.53°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.21°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha2.78°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati209.26°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra341.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani32.54°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:14 – 13:48
Yamaganda07:30 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:39 – 12:14
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:56 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:39 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:14 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:57 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:32 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:57 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:14 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:39 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:30 – 05:56 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874164.27
Julian Day2462629.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2770°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.41°
🪷 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 (24.2770°), declination 17.06°, EoT 3.58 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: 2030-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)