पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · December 20, 2026 CE

Also observed today

लोहड़ी · LohriRegional
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।

"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	243.92°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
चन्द्र Candra	8.31°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	133.15°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	236.41°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.49°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	197.51°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	343.83°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 52 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 07 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:11 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:41 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:06 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:22 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:06 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:08 – 17:22
Yamaganda	12:26 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla	14:54 – 16:08
Varjyam	07:55 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta	09:48 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:30 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:44 – 09:58 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:58 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:12 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:26 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:40 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:54 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:08 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:22 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:08 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:54 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:40 – 00:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:26 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:12 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:58 – 05:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:44 – 07:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 34.2167°

Longitude: 75.5°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 3888 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872929.27
Julian Day	2461394.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2297°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	127.07°

🪷 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 (24.2297°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 2026-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)