पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · December 30, 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 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra54.04°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha273.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.41°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra233.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani10.16°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:15 – 06:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:44 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:17
Yamaganda13:45 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 08:48
Varjyam07:59 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:34 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:48 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:02 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:17 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:31 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:14 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:28 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:14 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:31 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:17 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:02 – 05:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:48 – 07:34 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873670.27
Julian Day2462135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2581°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.52°
🪷 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 (24.2581°), declination -23.14°, EoT -2.80 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: 2028-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)