पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · August 5, 2026 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 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.44°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra4.85°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.22°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha88.91°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.43°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra153.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani350.50°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:58
Yamaganda07:40 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:23
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:05 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:40 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:14 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:58 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:32 – 17:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:07 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:41 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:07 – 21:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:32 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:58 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:14 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:40 – 06:05 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872792.27
Julian Day2461257.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2245°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)258.94°
🪷 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 (24.2245°), declination 17.01°, EoT -5.70 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: 2026-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)