पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · December 17, 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 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.41°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra272.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.08°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha239.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati275.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra217.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani275.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:39 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:39 – 14:53
Yamaganda07:28 – 08:43
Gulika Kāla09:57 – 11:11
Varjyam07:53 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:28 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:43 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:57 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:11 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:39 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:53 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:07 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:21 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:07 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:53 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:39 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:11 – 03:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:57 – 05:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:43 – 07:28 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870735.27
Julian Day2459200.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1458°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.61°
🪷 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 (24.1458°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 2020-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)