पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · December 18, 2016 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 10.38 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।।
"10.38 I am the Sceptre of rulers, the Strategy of the conquerors, the Silence of mystery, the Wisdom of the wise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.46°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra116.57°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.65°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha260.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.83°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra287.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani235.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:10 – 06:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:07 – 17:21
Yamaganda12:25 – 13:39
Gulika Kāla14:53 – 16:07
Varjyam07:54 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Udveg07:29 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:43 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:57 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:11 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:25 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:39 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:53 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:07 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:21 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:07 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:53 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:39 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:25 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:11 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:57 – 05:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:43 – 07:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869275.27
Julian Day2457740.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0900°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.52°
🪷 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 (24.0900°), declination -23.39°, EoT 2.79 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: 2016-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)