पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · December 26, 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 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।
"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.12'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.55°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra194.16°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.11°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha228.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra296.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani319.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:14 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 14:57
Yamaganda07:33 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:01 – 11:15
Varjyam07:57 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:33 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:47 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:01 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:15 – 12:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:29 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:57 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:11 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:25 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:11 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:57 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:29 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:15 – 04:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:01 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:47 – 07:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872205.27
Julian Day2460670.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2020°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.84°
🪷 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 (24.2020°), declination -23.35°, EoT -0.96 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: 2024-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)