पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · August 15, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.37 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्।

स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव।।1.37।।
"1.37 We are worthy of a nobler feat than to slaughter our relatives - the sons of Dhritarashtra; for, my Lord, how can we be happy of we kill our kinsmen?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.81°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra102.92°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.54°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha144.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra114.87°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani310.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:54 – 17:35
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:32 – 14:13
Varjyam06:22 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:48 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:29 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:32 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:13 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:54 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:35 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:16 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:35 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:54 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:13 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:32 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:29 – 05:48 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871706.27
Julian Day2460171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1829°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.12°
🪷 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 (24.1829°), declination 14.18°, EoT -4.18 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: 2023-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)