पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya82.70°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra26.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha108.69°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.11°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra124.45°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani250.79°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:59
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 Kāla07:35 – 09:11
Yamaganda10:46 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:34
Varjyam06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:59 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:35 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:11 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:46 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:34 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:10 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:45 – 20:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:10 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:34 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:46 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:11 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:35 – 05:59 (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 Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869843.27
Julian Day2458308.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1117°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.21°
🪷 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 (24.1117°), declination 22.38°, EoT -4.83 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: 2018-07-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)