पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · June 21, 2013 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।

"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	65.81°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra	211.37°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	50.32°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	87.86°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	64.32°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	87.67°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शनि Śani	190.77°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:12 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:53 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:27 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:53 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:43 – 12:19
Yamaganda	15:31 – 17:07
Gulika Kāla	07:31 – 09:07
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala	05:55 – 07:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:31 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:07 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:43 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:19 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:55 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:31 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:07 – 18:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:43 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:07 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:31 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:55 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:19 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:43 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:07 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:31 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867999.27
Julian Day	2456464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0412°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.22°

🪷 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 (24.0412°), declination 23.44°, EoT -1.45 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: 2013-06-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)