पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · February 17, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra317.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha303.57°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.28°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra313.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani252.11°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:57 – 11:20
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:28
Gulika Kāla07:12 – 08:34
Varjyam07:39 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:12 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:34 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:57 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:20 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:42 – 14:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:05 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:28 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:51 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:13 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:51 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:28 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:05 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:42 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:20 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:57 – 05:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:34 – 07:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869701.27
Julian Day2458166.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1063°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.88°
🪷 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 (24.1063°), declination -12.06°, EoT -14.49 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: 2018-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)