पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 18, 2027 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।

"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1434

Malayalam Era: 1203

Nanakshahi: 558

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	91.00°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	264.28°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	157.03°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	70.06°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	123.90°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	83.75°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	3.22°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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)	18:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:58 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:31 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:58 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:10 – 18:45
Yamaganda	12:23 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla	15:34 – 17:10
Varjyam	06:33 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:01 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:37 – 09:12 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:12 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:48 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:23 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:59 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:34 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:10 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:45 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:10 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:34 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:59 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:23 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:48 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:12 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:37 – 06:01 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873139.27
Julian Day	2461604.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2377°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.97°

🪷 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 (24.2377°), declination 21.09°, EoT -5.86 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: 2027-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)