पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 31, 2024 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 10.16 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।

याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि।।10.16।।
"10.16 Please tell me all about Thy glorious manifestations, by means of which Thou pervadest the world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.15°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra51.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha128.57°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra119.26°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani324.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:58
Yamaganda07:39 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:23
Varjyam06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:04 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:39 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:14 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:58 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:33 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:43 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:33 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:58 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:14 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:39 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872057.27
Julian Day2460522.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1964°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.43°
🪷 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 (24.1964°), declination 18.18°, EoT -6.07 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: 2024-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)