पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · August 2, 2029 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 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.79°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra11.09°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.05°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha126.98°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.64°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra139.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani29.61°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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)23:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:58 – 15:33
Yamaganda06:05 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla09:14 – 10:49
Varjyam06:36 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
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 Śubha06:05 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:39 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:14 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:58 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:33 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:07 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:42 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:07 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:33 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:58 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:14 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:39 – 06:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873885.27
Julian Day2462350.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2663°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.00°
🪷 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 (24.2663°), declination 17.72°, 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: 2029-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)