पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · January 14, 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 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.73°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra66.16°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.81°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha279.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.67°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra265.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani207.13°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:44 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:24
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:21
Gulika Kāla12:37 – 13:53
Varjyam07:59 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:34 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:50 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:06 – 11:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:21 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:37 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:53 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:24 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:40 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:24 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:53 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:37 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:21 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:06 – 05:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:50 – 07:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868206.27
Julian Day2456671.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0491°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.88°
🪷 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 (24.0491°), declination -21.34°, EoT -9.00 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: 2014-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)