पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 3, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya76.94°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra290.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala38.42°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha91.30°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati96.18°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra117.90°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani350.11°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:21
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 09:09
Varjyam06:29 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:57 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:45 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872759.27
Julian Day2461224.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2232°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.39°
🪷 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 (24.2232°), declination 22.97°, EoT -3.84 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: 2026-07-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)