पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · July 18, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.36 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।

सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि।।4.36।।
"4.36 Be thou the greatest of sinners, yet thou shalt cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.80°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra78.51°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.70°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha108.04°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra49.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani178.90°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 09 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 50 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:56 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:27 – 19:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:39 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:24 – 21:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 14:20
Yamaganda07:15 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 12:34
Varjyam06:04 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha05:29 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:15 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:20 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:06 – 17:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:53 – 19:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:39 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:53 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:06 – 23:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:20 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:15 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867661.27
Julian Day2456126.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0282°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.25°
🪷 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 (24.0282°), declination 20.98°, EoT -5.86 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: 2012-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)