पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · February 24, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra279.99°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.48°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha302.35°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.08°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra347.55°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.15°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:42
Yamaganda15:31 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla08:28 – 09:53
Varjyam07:32 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala07:04 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:28 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:53 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:17 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:42 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:20 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:42 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:17 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:53 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:28 – 07:04 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869343.27
Julian Day2457808.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0926°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.61°
🪷 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 (24.0926°), declination -9.45°, EoT -13.84 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: 2017-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)