पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · August 29, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.29°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra282.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha146.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra108.28°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:44 – 17:21
Yamaganda09:13 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:28 – 14:06
Varjyam06:31 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:58 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:36 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:13 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:28 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:06 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:44 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:21 – 18:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:59 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:21 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:44 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:06 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:28 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:13 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:36 – 05:58 (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)1871720.27
Julian Day2460185.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1835°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.66°
🪷 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 (24.1835°), declination 9.50°, EoT -0.50 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: 2023-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)