पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · August 13, 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 3.5 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।

कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।
"3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.5'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.33°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra156.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.53°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha142.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.18°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra152.16°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani30.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:40 – 09:14
Yamaganda10:48 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:30
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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 Amṛta06:06 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:40 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:14 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:30 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:04 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:38 – 20:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:04 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:30 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:14 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:40 – 06:06 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873896.27
Julian Day2462361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2667°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.76°
🪷 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 (24.2667°), declination 14.62°, EoT -4.56 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: 2029-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)