पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · January 3, 2014 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 1.31 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।
"1.31 The omens are adverse; what good can come from the slaughter of my people on this battlefield?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra281.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.27°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha261.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.15°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra271.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani206.23°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:15 – 06:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:45 – 07:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:18 – 12:33
Yamaganda15:02 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla08:49 – 10:04
Varjyam07:59 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:35 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:49 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:04 – 11:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:18 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:02 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:16 – 17:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:31 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:16 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:02 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:18 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:04 – 05:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:49 – 07:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868195.27
Julian Day2456660.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0487°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.54°
🪷 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 (24.0487°), declination -22.84°, EoT -4.59 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: 2014-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)