पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · August 24, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।
"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.99°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra155.82°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.79°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha132.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.15°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra93.10°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani236.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 15:47
Yamaganda05:55 – 07:34
Gulika Kāla09:13 – 10:51
Varjyam06:28 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:55 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:34 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:13 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:51 – 12:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:30 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:09 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:47 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:26 – 19:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:05 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:26 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:47 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:09 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:30 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:51 – 03:13 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:13 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:34 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869524.27
Julian Day2457989.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0995°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.28°
🪷 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 (24.0995°), declination 11.09°, EoT -1.99 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: 2017-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)