पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · January 25, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.9 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।

त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन।।4.9।।
"4.9 He who realises the divine truth concerning My birth and life is not born again; and when he leaves his body, he becomes one with Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra184.17°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.92°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha276.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati311.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra256.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani290.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:15 – 16:33
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:23
Gulika Kāla12:40 – 13:58
Varjyam07:56 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Roga07:30 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:48 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:05 – 11:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:23 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:40 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:15 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:33 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:50 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:33 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:15 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:40 – 02:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:23 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:05 – 05:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:48 – 07:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871139.27
Julian Day2459604.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1613°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.83°
🪷 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 (24.1613°), declination -19.01°, EoT -12.31 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: 2022-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)