पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · January 26, 2031 CE

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BG 18.32 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसाऽऽवृता।सर्वार्थान्विपरीतांश्च बुद्धिः सा पार्थ तामसी।।18.32।।

"18.32 And that which, shrouded in Ignorance, thinks wrong right, and sees everything perversely, O Arjuna, that intellect is ruled by Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	281.58°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra	320.16°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	189.97°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	264.78°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	236.23°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	304.61°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	37.61°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 34 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 25 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:10 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:45 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:07 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:26 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:07 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:51 – 18:17
Yamaganda	12:30 – 13:57
Gulika Kāla	15:24 – 16:51
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:42 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:09 – 09:36 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:36 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:03 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:30 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:57 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:24 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:51 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:17 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:51 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:24 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:57 – 00:30 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:30 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:03 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:36 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:09 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.6643°

Longitude: 78.146°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874427.27
Julian Day	2462892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2870°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.87°

🪷 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 (24.2870°), declination -18.80°, EoT -12.54 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: 2031-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)