पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 23, 2025 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 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.26°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra73.19°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha110.10°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.47°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra56.07°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani337.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā 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)04:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 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 Kāla12:24 – 13:59
Yamaganda07:38 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 12:24
Varjyam06:34 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:03 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:38 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:13 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:24 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:34 – 17:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:09 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:44 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:09 – 21:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:34 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:24 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:13 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:38 – 06:03 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872414.27
Julian Day2460879.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.70°
🪷 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 (24.2100°), declination 20.05°, EoT -6.13 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: 2025-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)