पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · December 23, 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 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.47°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra328.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.96°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha264.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.51°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra225.21°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani10.29°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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)11:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 55 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: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · 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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873663.27
Julian Day2462128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)81.68°
🪷 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 (24.2578°), 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: 2028-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)