पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · August 21, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.02°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra267.87°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.44°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha150.98°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.43°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra161.59°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani30.45°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 17:00
Yamaganda09:13 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla12:20 – 13:54
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:07 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:13 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:47 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:20 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:00 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:34 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:00 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:20 – 01:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:47 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:13 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:07 (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)1873904.27
Julian Day2462369.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2670°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.07°
🪷 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 (24.2670°), declination 12.07°, EoT -2.80 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: 2029-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)