पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · January 4, 2013 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 9.30 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्।

साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः।।9.30।।
"9.30 Even the most sinful, if he worship Me with his whole heart, shalt be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra155.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha251.16°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra239.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani195.47°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 04 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 55 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:20 – 12:36
Yamaganda15:07 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla08:49 – 10:05
Varjyam07:59 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:34 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:49 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:05 – 11:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:20 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:36 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:51 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:07 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:38 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:07 – 22:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:51 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:36 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:20 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:05 – 05:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:49 – 07:34 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867831.27
Julian Day2456296.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0347°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)259.14°
🪷 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 (24.0347°), declination -22.72°, EoT -5.02 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: 2013-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)