पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · December 18, 2031 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 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.59°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra292.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.32°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha219.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.76°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra201.52°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani54.51°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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)10:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 34 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 Kāla13:39 – 14:53
Yamaganda07:29 – 08:43
Gulika Kāla09:57 – 11:11
Varjyam07:54 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:29 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:43 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:57 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:11 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:39 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:53 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:07 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:21 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:07 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:53 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:39 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:11 – 03:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:57 – 05:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:43 – 07:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874753.27
Julian Day2463218.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2995°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.85°
🪷 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 (24.2995°), declination -23.37°, 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: 2031-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)