पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · August 21, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.62 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तमेव शरणं गच्छ सर्वभावेन भारत।तत्प्रसादात्परां शान्तिं स्थानं प्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतम्।।18.62।।
"18.62 With all thy strength, fly unto Him and surrender thyself, and by His grace shalt thou attain Supreme Peace and reach the Eternal Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.60°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra4.03°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.39°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha109.61°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra125.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani260.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:31 – 14:10
Yamaganda07:32 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:51 – 12:31
Varjyam06:26 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:53 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:32 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:51 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:31 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:10 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:50 – 17:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:29 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:09 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:29 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:50 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:10 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:31 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:51 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:32 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870251.27
Julian Day2458716.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1273°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.57°
🪷 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 (24.1273°), declination 12.26°, EoT -2.80 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: 2019-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)