पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · May 8, 2035 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 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1442
Malayalam Era: 1211
Nanakshahi: 566
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra25.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha41.96°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.93°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra357.52°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani95.00°KarkaPuṣya P1

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)06:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 55 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 Kāla15:23 – 16:57
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 13:48
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:56 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:30 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:05 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:39 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:48 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:23 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:32 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:23 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:48 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:39 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:05 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:30 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875990.27
Julian Day2464455.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3468°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.64°
🪷 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 (24.3468°), declination 17.00°, 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: 2035-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)