पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · April 3, 2033 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।

"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1440

Malayalam Era: 1209

Nanakshahi: 564

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	349.29°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	34.75°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	243.81°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
बुध Budha	322.08°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	303.03°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	328.72°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	66.60°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:35 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:12 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:57 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:57 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:57 – 18:29
Yamaganda	12:21 – 13:53
Gulika Kāla	15:25 – 16:57
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:13 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:45 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:17 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:49 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:21 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:53 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:25 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:57 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:29 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:57 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:25 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:53 – 00:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:21 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:49 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:17 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:45 – 06:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1875225.27
Julian Day	2463690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3175°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	43.59°

🪷 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 (24.3175°), declination 5.37°, EoT -3.71 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: 2033-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)