पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · February 19, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.22 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः।

यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते।।6.22।।
"6.22 Finding That, he will realise that there is no possession so precious. And when once established here, no calamity can disturb him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.18°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra325.11°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.28°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha323.89°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.37°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra316.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani336.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:29
Yamaganda06:38 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:35 – 11:03
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:38 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:35 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:03 – 12:32 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:32 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:29 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:57 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:26 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:57 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:29 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:32 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:03 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:35 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:38 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872625.27
Julian Day2461090.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.22°
🪷 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 (24.2181°), declination -11.33°, EoT -14.37 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: 2026-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)