पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 15, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: आषाढ गुप्त नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Āṣāḍha Gupta Navrātri Start
Second Gupta Navrātri.

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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya88.38°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra97.19°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha84.75°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati98.79°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra131.28°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani350.46°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:59
Yamaganda07:36 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 12:23
Varjyam06:32 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:01 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:36 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:34 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:10 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:45 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:10 – 21:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:34 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:36 – 06:01 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872771.27
Julian Day2461236.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2237°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.12°
🪷 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 (24.2237°), declination 21.54°, EoT -5.58 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: 2026-07-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)