पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · December 17, 2022 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 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.89°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra158.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha260.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra254.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani296.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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)00:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:39 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:57 – 11:11
Yamaganda13:39 – 14:53
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 08:43
Varjyam07:53 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:28 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:43 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:57 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:11 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 13:39 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:39 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:53 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:07 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:21 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:07 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:53 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:39 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:11 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:57 – 05:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:43 – 07:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871465.27
Julian Day2459930.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1737°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.77°
🪷 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 (24.1737°), declination -23.34°, 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: 2022-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)