पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · June 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya60.72°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra73.86°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha84.97°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati92.62°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra98.42°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani349.22°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:30 – 17:06
Yamaganda09:06 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:54
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Roga05:54 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:30 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:06 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:30 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:06 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:42 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:06 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:30 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:06 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:30 – 05:54 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872742.27
Julian Day2461207.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2226°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.25°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2226°), declination 23.34°, EoT -0.40 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: 2026-06-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)