पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · August 18, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.99°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra37.04°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.67°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha130.13°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati102.42°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra102.79°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani202.98°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:40 – 09:14
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:55 – 15:28
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:06 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:40 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:14 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:55 – 15:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:28 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:02 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:36 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:02 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:28 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:55 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:14 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:40 – 06:06 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868422.27
Julian Day2456887.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0573°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.35°
🪷 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 (24.0573°), declination 13.17°, EoT -3.53 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: 2014-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)