पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · January 15, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra274.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.29°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha273.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.03°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra254.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.21°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:50 – 10:06
Yamaganda11:21 – 12:37
Gulika Kāla13:53 – 15:09
Varjyam07:59 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:34 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:50 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:06 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:21 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:37 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:53 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:25 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:41 – 19:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:25 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:53 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:37 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:21 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:06 – 05:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:50 – 07:34 (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)1873686.27
Julian Day2462151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.65°
🪷 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 (24.2587°), declination -21.10°, EoT -9.35 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: 2029-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)