पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 25, 2023 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 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.70°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra177.66°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha119.81°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.72°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.97°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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)11:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 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 Kāla15:34 – 17:09
Yamaganda09:13 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:24 – 13:59
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:03 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:38 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:13 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:24 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:34 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:09 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:44 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:09 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:34 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:24 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:13 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:38 – 06:03 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871685.27
Julian Day2460150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1821°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.92°
🪷 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 (24.1821°), declination 19.74°, EoT -6.18 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: 2023-07-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)