पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 7, 2013 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।

"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	81.07°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra	67.24°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	61.35°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	85.14°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	67.96°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	107.08°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शनि Śani	190.53°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:55 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:30 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:09 – 18:45
Yamaganda	12:22 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla	15:34 – 17:09
Varjyam	06:30 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:59 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:34 – 09:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:10 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:46 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:22 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:58 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:34 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:09 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:45 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:09 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:34 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:58 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:22 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:46 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:10 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:34 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868015.27
Julian Day	2456480.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0418°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	346.29°

🪷 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 (24.0418°), declination 22.58°, EoT -4.52 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: 2013-07-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)