पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · January 3, 2023 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 13.25 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।
"13.25 Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra34.87°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha267.82°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra275.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani298.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:15 – 06:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:45 – 07:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:02 – 16:16
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:18
Gulika Kāla12:33 – 13:47
Varjyam08:00 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:35 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:49 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:04 – 11:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:18 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:33 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:47 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:02 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:16 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:30 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:16 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:02 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:47 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:33 – 02:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:18 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:04 – 05:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:49 – 07:35 (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 Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871482.27
Julian Day2459947.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.14°
🪷 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 (24.1744°), declination -22.86°, EoT -4.59 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: 2023-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)