पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · August 11, 2012 CE

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BG 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।

"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	114.75°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	38.31°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	177.89°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
बुध Budha	97.62°	Karka	Puṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.57°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	68.86°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शनि Śani	180.21°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 32 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:03 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:57 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:39 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:57 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:14 – 10:48
Yamaganda	13:56 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla	06:06 – 07:40
Varjyam	06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Kāla	06:06 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:40 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:14 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:48 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:22 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:56 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:31 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:05 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:39 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:05 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:31 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:56 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:22 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:48 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:14 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:40 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + 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	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867685.27
Julian Day	2456150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0292°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	283.68°

🪷 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 (24.0292°), declination 15.19°, EoT -4.91 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: 2012-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)