पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · August 4, 2013 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.9 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः।।16.9।।

"16.9 Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind - whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous - come into the world only to destroy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	107.80°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	76.02°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	80.15°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	88.91°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	74.05°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	140.77°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	191.11°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 36 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 23 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:58 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:29 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:41 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla	18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:58 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:07 – 18:41
Yamaganda	12:23 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla	15:32 – 17:07
Varjyam	06:36 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta	09:01 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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):
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	06:05 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:40 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:14 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:49 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:23 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:58 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:32 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:07 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:41 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:07 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:32 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:58 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:23 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:49 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:14 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:40 – 06:05 (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)	1868043.27
Julian Day	2456508.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0428°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	327.10°

🪷 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 (24.0428°), declination 17.24°, EoT -5.79 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: 2013-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)