पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · January 5, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.01°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra10.20°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha256.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati253.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra294.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani267.69°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:15 – 06:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:45 – 07:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:17 – 17:32
Yamaganda12:33 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla15:03 – 16:17
Varjyam08:00 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Udveg07:35 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:50 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:04 – 11:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:19 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:33 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:48 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:03 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:17 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:32 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:17 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:03 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:48 – 00:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:33 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:19 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:04 – 05:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:50 – 07:35 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870388.27
Julian Day2458853.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1325°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.12°
🪷 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 (24.1325°), declination -22.69°, EoT -5.45 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: 2020-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)