पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · January 28, 2036 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.8 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ahaṁ Sarvasya Prabhavo · the source of all
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।

इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः।।10.8।।
"10.8 I am the source of all; from Me everything flows. Therefore the wise worship Me with unchanging devotion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra279.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.16°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha258.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra323.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani111.66°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:09 – 09:36
Yamaganda11:03 – 12:30
Gulika Kāla13:57 – 15:24
Varjyam07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:43 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:09 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:36 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:03 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:30 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:57 – 15:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:24 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:51 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:18 – 19:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:51 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:24 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:57 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:30 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:03 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:36 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:09 – 06:43 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876255.27
Julian Day2464720.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3569°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.10°
🪷 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 (24.3569°), declination -18.35°, EoT -12.97 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: 2036-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)