पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · May 18, 2016 CE

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Sun enters Taurus.
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BG 4.34 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Tad Viddhi Praṇipātena · the Paramparā verse
तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया।

उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिनः।।4.34।।
"4.34 This shalt thou learn by prostrating thyself at the Master's feet, by questioning Him and by serving Him. The wise who have realised the Truth will teach thee wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.46°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra171.37°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha20.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra27.88°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani230.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:24 – 14:09
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:39 – 12:24
Varjyam05:59 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha05:24 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:09 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:54 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:39 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:24 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:09 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:55 – 17:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:40 – 19:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:25 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:40 – 21:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:55 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:09 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:24 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:39 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:54 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:09 – 05:24 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869061.27
Julian Day2457526.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0818°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.26°
🪷 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 (24.0818°), declination 19.61°, EoT 3.69 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: 2016-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)