पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · January 8, 2035 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।
"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1442
Malayalam Era: 1211
Nanakshahi: 566
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra245.66°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.91°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha281.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra215.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani98.34°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:06 – 09:32
Yamaganda10:58 – 12:24
Gulika Kāla13:50 – 15:16
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:40 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:06 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:32 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:58 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:24 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:50 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:16 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:42 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:08 – 19:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:42 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:16 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:50 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:24 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:58 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:32 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:06 – 06:40 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875870.27
Julian Day2464335.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3422°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.59°
🪷 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 (24.3422°), declination -22.28°, EoT -6.70 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: 2035-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)