पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · January 17, 2011 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 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra55.46°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha250.15°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra225.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani172.89°KanyāHasta P4

Amarnāth — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:12 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:50 – 10:06
Yamaganda11:22 – 12:38
Gulika Kāla13:54 – 15:10
Varjyam07:59 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:34 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:50 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:06 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:22 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:38 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:54 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:10 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:26 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:42 – 19:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:26 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:10 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:54 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:38 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:22 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:06 – 05:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:50 – 07:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 34.2167°
Longitude: 75.5°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 3888 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867113.27
Julian Day2455578.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.11°
🪷 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 (24.0073°), declination -20.84°, EoT -10.03 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: 2011-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)