पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · February 26, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra198.15°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala123.61°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha298.07°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.65°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra271.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani348.58°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:02 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:29 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla08:04 – 09:33
Varjyam07:05 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:35 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:04 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:33 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:02 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:58 – 18:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:27 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:58 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:02 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:33 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:04 – 06:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872997.27
Julian Day2461462.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2323°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.88°
🪷 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 (24.2323°), declination -8.87°, EoT -13.55 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: 2027-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)