पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · December 23, 2033 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 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.18°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra262.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.48°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha246.38°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati308.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra243.82°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani84.51°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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)08:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 56 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 Kāla11:14 – 12:28
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:10
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 10:00
Varjyam07:56 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:32 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:46 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:00 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:28 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:10 – 17:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:24 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:10 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:28 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:00 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:46 – 07:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875489.27
Julian Day2463954.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3276°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.81°
🪷 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 (24.3276°), 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: 2033-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)