पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · August 12, 2025 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 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.40°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra330.04°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha99.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.72°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra79.27°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani337.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:30 – 17:04
Yamaganda09:14 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 13:56
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:06 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:14 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:30 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:04 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:38 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:04 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:30 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:14 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:06 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872434.27
Julian Day2460899.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2108°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.63°
🪷 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 (24.2108°), declination 14.94°, EoT -4.74 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: 2025-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)