पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · January 17, 2037 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 1.34 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः।

मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा।।1.34।।
"1.34 Teachers, fathers and grandfathers, sons and grandsons, uncles, father-in-law, brothers-in-law and other relatives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra279.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha248.71°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra256.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani126.92°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:35 – 11:01
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla06:42 – 08:08
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:42 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:08 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:35 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:01 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:47 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:13 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:47 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:01 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:35 – 05:08 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:08 – 06:42 (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 Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876610.27
Julian Day2465075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3705°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.92°
🪷 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 (24.3705°), declination -20.71°, EoT -10.03 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: 2037-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)