पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · August 2, 2026 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.5 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Paśya Me Pārtha Rūpāṇi · Behold My Forms

श्री भगवानुवाच

पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।

नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च।।11.5।।

"11.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Behold, O Arjuna! My celestial forms, by hundred and thousands, various in kind, in colour and in shape." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	105.57°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	325.12°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	59.20°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	85.73°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	102.77°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra	150.54°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	350.54°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 37 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 22 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:58 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:30 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:42 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla	18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:58 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:07 – 18:42
Yamaganda	12:23 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla	15:33 – 17:07
Varjyam	06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta	09:01 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:05 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:39 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:14 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:49 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:23 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:58 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:33 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:07 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:42 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:07 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:33 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:58 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:23 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:49 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:14 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:39 – 06:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872789.27
Julian Day	2461254.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2244°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.50°

🪷 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 (24.2244°), declination 17.79°, EoT -5.95 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: 2026-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)