पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 19, 2016 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 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: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	92.73°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	261.51°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	211.21°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
बुध Budha	105.54°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	145.10°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	104.09°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	226.01°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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)	17:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 44 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 – 15:21
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	15:34 – 17:10
Yamaganda	09:13 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla	12:23 – 13:59
Varjyam	06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:45 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:10 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:34 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:59 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:23 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:48 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:13 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:37 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869123.27
Julian Day	2457588.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0842°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	168.04°

🪷 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 (24.0842°), declination 20.79°, 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: 2016-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)