पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · August 15, 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 6.22 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः।

यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते।।6.22।।
"6.22 Finding That, he will realise that there is no possession so precious. And when once established here, no calamity can disturb him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.22'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.10°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra357.26°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.88°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha124.47°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati101.77°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra99.11°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani202.86°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:48 – 12:22
Yamaganda15:29 – 17:03
Gulika Kāla07:40 – 09:14
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:06 – 07:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:40 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:22 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:03 – 18:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:37 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:03 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:22 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:40 – 06:06 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868419.27
Julian Day2456884.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0572°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.60°
🪷 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 (24.0572°), declination 14.12°, EoT -4.18 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: 2014-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)