पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · December 24, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.23 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।

कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।
"5.23 He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.73°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra203.42°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.07°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha254.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.49°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra280.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani356.79°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:17
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:35
Gulika Kāla08:00 – 09:26
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:34 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:00 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:35 – 18:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:01 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:35 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:00 – 06:34 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873298.27
Julian Day2461763.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2438°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.95°
🪷 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 (24.2438°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2027-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)