पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · August 8, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.27 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन।

तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन।।8.27।।
"8.27 O Arjuna! The saint knowing these paths is not confused. Therefore meditate perpetually." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.83°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra341.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.65°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha101.25°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra65.85°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani273.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:14 – 10:48
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla06:06 – 07:40
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:06 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:40 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:14 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:48 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:31 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:06 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:40 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:06 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:31 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:48 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:14 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:40 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870604.27
Julian Day2459069.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1408°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.93°
🪷 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 (24.1408°), declination 16.05°, EoT -5.35 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: 2020-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)