पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · January 9, 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 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra61.49°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha262.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra299.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani268.16°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:15 – 06:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:45 – 07:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:50 – 15:05
Yamaganda07:35 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:20
Varjyam08:00 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:35 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:50 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:05 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:20 – 12:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:35 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:50 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:05 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:20 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:35 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:20 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:05 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:50 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:35 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:20 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:05 – 05:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:50 – 07:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870392.27
Julian Day2458857.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1327°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.70°
🪷 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 (24.1327°), declination -22.20°, EoT -7.10 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: 2020-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)