पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · December 29, 2015 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।

"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	252.90°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
चन्द्र Candra	116.62°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	182.60°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	272.46°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	148.27°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	214.17°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	226.52°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 53 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 06 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:15 – 06:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:44 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:11 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:27 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla	17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:11 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:59 – 16:13
Yamaganda	10:02 – 11:16
Gulika Kāla	12:30 – 13:45
Varjyam	07:58 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta	09:52 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:34 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:48 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	10:02 – 11:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:16 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:30 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:45 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:59 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:13 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:27 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:13 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:59 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:45 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:30 – 02:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:16 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	04:02 – 05:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:48 – 07:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 34.2167°

Longitude: 75.5°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 3888 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868920.27
Julian Day	2457385.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0764°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	224.97°

🪷 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 (24.0764°), declination -23.25°, EoT -2.35 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: 2015-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)