पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 24, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.12 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
सर्वद्वाराणि संयम्य मनो हृदि निरुध्य च।

मूर्ध्न्याधायात्मनः प्राणमास्थितो योगधारणाम्।।8.12।।
"8.12 Closing the gates of the body, drawing the forces of his mind into the heart and by the power of meditation concentrating his vital energy in the brain;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.48°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra141.01°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala349.98°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha77.11°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.96°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra53.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani274.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:48 – 12:24
Yamaganda15:34 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:13
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:03 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:44 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870589.27
Julian Day2459054.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1402°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.09°
🪷 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 (24.1402°), declination 19.80°, EoT -6.16 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: 2020-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)