पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · December 23, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.5 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन।

तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप।।4.5।।
"4.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have been born again and again, from time to time; thou too,O Arjuna! My births are known to Me, but thou knowest not thine." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.5'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.74°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra18.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha245.78°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.52°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra207.24°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani308.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:14
Yamaganda13:42 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla07:32 – 08:46
Varjyam07:56 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:32 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:46 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:00 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:14 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:28 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:10 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:24 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:10 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:28 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:14 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:00 – 05:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:46 – 07:32 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871836.27
Julian Day2460301.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1879°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.73°
🪷 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 (24.1879°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2023-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)