पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 13, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya86.69°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra103.91°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.19°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha90.06°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.51°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra115.15°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani28.14°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 12:23
Yamaganda15:34 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:11
Varjyam06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 Chala06:00 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:10 – 18:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:45 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:10 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:00 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873865.27
Julian Day2462330.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2655°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.61°
🪷 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 (24.2655°), declination 21.80°, EoT -5.36 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: 2029-07-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)