पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 19, 2015 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।

"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	92.02°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	126.03°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.05°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	86.19°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	120.25°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	125.73°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	214.16°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā 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)	08:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:58 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:31 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:58 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:10 – 18:45
Yamaganda	12:23 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla	15:34 – 17:10
Varjyam	06:33 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:02 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:37 – 09:12 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:12 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:48 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:23 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:59 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:34 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:10 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:45 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:10 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:34 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:59 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:23 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:48 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:12 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:37 – 06:02 (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	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868757.27
Julian Day	2457222.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0702°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	36.86°

🪷 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 (24.0702°), declination 20.93°, EoT -5.93 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: 2015-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)