पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · September 17, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.26 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्।

ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत्।।6.26।।
"6.26 When the volatile and wavering mind would wander, let him restrain it and bring it again to its allegiance to the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra163.11°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.89°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha155.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra107.25°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani183.57°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:44 – 09:17
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:54 – 15:27
Varjyam06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:12 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:44 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:17 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:54 – 15:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:27 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:59 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:32 – 19:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:59 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:27 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:54 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:17 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:44 – 06:12 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867722.27
Julian Day2456187.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0306°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.88°
🪷 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 (24.0306°), declination 2.16°, EoT 6.24 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: 2012-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)