पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · March 11, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra253.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.77°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha343.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.91°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra340.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani253.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:04 – 18:32
Yamaganda12:39 – 14:07
Gulika Kāla15:36 – 17:04
Varjyam07:15 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:45 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:13 – 09:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:42 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:10 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:39 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:07 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:36 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:04 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:32 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:04 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:36 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:07 – 00:39 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:39 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:10 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:42 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:13 – 06:45 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869723.27
Julian Day2458188.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1071°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.70°
🪷 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 (24.1071°), declination -3.80°, EoT -10.76 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: 2018-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)