पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · January 10, 2024 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 4.23 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः।

यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते।।4.23।।
"4.23 He who is without attachment, free, his mind centered in wisdom, his actions, being done as a sacrifice, leave no trace behind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra245.59°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.58°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha241.37°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.58°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra229.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani310.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:15 – 06:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:45 – 07:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:35 – 13:51
Yamaganda08:50 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:20 – 12:35
Varjyam08:00 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:35 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:50 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:05 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:20 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:35 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:21 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:36 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:21 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:35 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:20 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:05 – 05:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:50 – 07:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871854.27
Julian Day2460319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1886°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.90°
🪷 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 (24.1886°), declination -22.05°, EoT -7.50 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: 2024-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)