पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · December 18, 2028 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 16.16 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ।।16.16।।
"16.16 Perplexed by discordant thoughts, entangled in the snares of desire, infatuated by passion, they sink into the horrors of hell." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.38°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra266.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha257.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.81°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra218.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani10.44°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:10 – 06:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:43 – 09:57
Yamaganda11:11 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 14:53
Varjyam07:54 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:29 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:43 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:57 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:11 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:53 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:07 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:21 – 19:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:07 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:53 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:11 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:57 – 05:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:43 – 07:29 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873658.27
Julian Day2462123.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2576°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.81°
🪷 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 (24.2576°), declination -23.39°, EoT 2.79 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: 2028-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)