पञ्चाङ्ग — Salem, Tamil Nadu · December 28, 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 5.27 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।

प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ।।5.27।।
"5.27 Excluding external objects, his gaze fixed between the eyebrows, the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.80°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra253.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha260.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra285.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani356.81°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:11 – 16:37
Yamaganda09:28 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:45
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:36 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:02 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:28 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:53 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:11 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:03 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:11 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:53 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:28 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:02 – 06:36 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873302.27
Julian Day2461767.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2440°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.87°
🪷 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 (24.2440°), declination -23.30°, EoT -1.89 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: 2027-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)