पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · July 17, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.50 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।

तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।
"2.50 When a man attains to Pure Reason, he renounces in this world the results of good and evil alike. Cling thou to Right Action. Spirituality is the real art of living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.51°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra159.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.25°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha98.34°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.86°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra119.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani28.48°MeṣaKṛttikā 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)11:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:34 – 17:10
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 13:59
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:01 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:37 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:12 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:34 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:10 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:45 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:10 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:34 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:12 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:37 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°
Longitude: 78.146°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873869.27
Julian Day2462334.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2657°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.01°
🪷 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 (24.2657°), declination 21.17°, EoT -5.77 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: 2029-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)