पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · August 24, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.26°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra210.22°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.06°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha111.12°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.35°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra81.51°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani181.23°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:26 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla07:40 – 09:13
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:07 – 07:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:40 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:32 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:53 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:40 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867698.27
Julian Day2456163.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0297°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.48°
🪷 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 (24.0297°), declination 11.02°, EoT -1.99 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: 2012-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)