पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · December 15, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
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BG 3.40 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते।

एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्।।3.40।।
"3.40 It works through the senses, the mind and the reason; and with their help destroys wisdom and confounds the soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra265.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha253.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.85°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra197.64°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani307.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:24
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:06
Gulika Kāla08:41 – 09:55
Varjyam07:52 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:27 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:41 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:55 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:06 – 17:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:20 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:06 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:55 – 05:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:41 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871828.27
Julian Day2460293.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.29°
🪷 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 (24.1876°), declination -23.24°, 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: 2023-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)