पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · August 19, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.15°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra257.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha138.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.17°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra158.91°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani284.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:11 – 15:51
Yamaganda05:52 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla09:11 – 10:51
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:52 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:11 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:51 – 12:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:31 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:11 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:51 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:31 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:11 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:31 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:51 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:11 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:31 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:51 – 03:11 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:11 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 05:52 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870980.27
Julian Day2459445.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1552°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.51°
🪷 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 (24.1552°), declination 12.75°, EoT -3.29 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: 2021-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)