पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · February 18, 3102 BCE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।
"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3044
Śaka Saṁvat: -3179
Bengali Saṁvat: -3694
Malayalam Era: -3925
Nanakshahi: -4570
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.55°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra10.29°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.64°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha358.33°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.53°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra1.43°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani352.79°MīnaRevatī P2

Jammu, J&K — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:25 – 12:45
Yamaganda15:25 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla08:44 – 10:05
Varjyam07:51 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:24 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:44 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:05 – 11:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:25 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:45 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:05 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:46 – 18:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:06 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:46 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 23:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:05 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:45 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:25 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:05 – 05:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:44 – 07:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 32.7266°
Longitude: 74.857°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year1
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)0.27
Julian Day588465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.4028°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.74°
🪷 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 (-47.4028°), declination -16.29°, EoT -14.43 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: -3101-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)