पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 11, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya84.86°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra285.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.54°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha104.53°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.18°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra42.31°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani238.46°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:34 – 17:10
Yamaganda09:11 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 13:58
Varjyam06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:00 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:35 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:11 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:47 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:34 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:10 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:45 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:10 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:34 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 01:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:47 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:11 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:35 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869480.27
Julian Day2457945.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0978°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.52°
🪷 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 (24.0978°), declination 22.10°, EoT -5.11 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: 2017-07-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)