पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · March 16, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: राम नवमी — Rāma Navamī
Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā. Sūryavaṃśa's most exalted moment.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (Ayodhyā) — -1626101-04-03 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.99°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra65.61°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.04°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha303.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.76°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra293.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani350.67°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:28 – 16:58
Yamaganda09:26 – 10:56
Gulika Kāla12:27 – 13:57
Varjyam06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:25 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:55 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:26 – 10:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:56 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:27 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:28 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:58 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:29 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:58 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:28 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:27 – 01:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:56 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:26 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:55 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.
Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873015.27
Julian Day2461480.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2330°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.26°
🪷 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 (24.2330°), declination -1.90°, EoT -9.36 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: 2027-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)