पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · February 9, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.15 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते।।17.15।।
"17.15 Speech that hurts no one, that is true, is pleasant to listen to and beneficial, and the constant study of the scriptures - this is austerity in speech." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.81°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra322.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.19°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha311.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.85°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra251.60°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani346.83°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 16:55
Yamaganda09:36 – 11:04
Gulika Kāla12:32 – 14:00
Varjyam07:10 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · 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 Roga06:41 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:09 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:36 – 11:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:04 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:32 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:00 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:55 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:23 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:55 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:00 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:32 – 02:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:04 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:36 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:09 – 06:41 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872980.27
Julian Day2461445.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2317°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.35°
🪷 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 (24.2317°), declination -14.80°, EoT -14.50 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: 2027-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)