पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · November 17, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.77°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra194.55°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.55°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha231.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati193.77°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra197.67°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani241.97°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:56 – 12:14
Yamaganda14:49 – 16:06
Gulika Kāla08:21 – 09:38
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:03 – 08:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:21 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:38 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:56 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:49 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:06 – 17:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:24 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:06 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:49 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:56 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:38 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:21 – 07:03 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869609.27
Julian Day2458074.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.28°
🪷 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 (24.1027°), declination -18.98°, EoT 14.44 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: 2017-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)