पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · August 18, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.64°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra118.94°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.14°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha110.57°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra109.32°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani56.54°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:31 – 09:11
Yamaganda10:51 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla14:12 – 15:52
Varjyam06:24 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:51 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:31 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:11 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:51 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:32 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:12 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:52 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:32 – 19:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:12 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:32 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:52 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:12 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:32 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:51 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:11 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:31 – 05:51 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874631.27
Julian Day2463096.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2948°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.65°
🪷 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 (24.2948°), declination 13.21°, EoT -3.53 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: 2031-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)