पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 21, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.26 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम्।

अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम्।।5.26।।
"5.26 Saints who know their Selves, who control their minds, and feel neither desire nor anger, find Eternal Bliss everywhere." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.17°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra27.60°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.14°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha75.54°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati96.26°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra68.71°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani202.35°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:37 – 09:13
Yamaganda10:48 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla13:59 – 15:34
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:02 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:37 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:13 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:59 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:34 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:09 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:45 – 20:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:09 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:34 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:59 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:13 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:37 – 06:02 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868394.27
Julian Day2456859.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0563°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)291.04°
🪷 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 (24.0563°), declination 20.51°, EoT -6.05 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: 2014-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)