पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · March 15, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra223.78°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.76°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha347.29°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.23°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra3.60°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani39.09°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:26 – 10:57
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:28
Gulika Kāla06:26 – 07:56
Varjyam06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:26 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:56 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:26 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:57 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:28 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:58 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:29 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:58 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:28 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:57 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:26 – 04:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:56 – 06:26 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874475.27
Julian Day2462940.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2888°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)254.04°
🪷 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 (24.2888°), declination -2.28°, EoT -9.65 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: 2031-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)