पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 2, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।

"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	76.25°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	348.07°	Mīna	Revatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	108.19°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	54.73°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	307.79°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	101.45°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	288.19°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 47 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 12 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:53 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:55 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:29 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:55 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:45 – 12:21
Yamaganda	15:33 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla	07:33 – 09:09
Varjyam	06:29 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 Chala	05:57 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:33 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:09 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:45 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:21 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:57 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:33 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:09 – 18:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:45 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:09 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:33 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:57 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:21 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:45 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:09 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:33 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870932.27
Julian Day	2459397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1533°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	269.88°

🪷 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 (24.1533°), declination 23.03°, EoT -3.66 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: 2021-07-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)