पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · January 7, 2021 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 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra181.19°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.63°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha273.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra243.56°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani278.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:15 – 06:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:45 – 07:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:04
Yamaganda07:35 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:19
Varjyam08:00 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:35 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:50 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:05 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:19 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:04 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:19 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:34 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:19 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:04 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:19 – 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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870756.27
Julian Day2459221.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1466°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.73°
🪷 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 (24.1466°), declination -22.36°, EoT -6.29 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: 2021-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)