पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · January 24, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.3 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर।

द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम।।11.3।।
"11.3 I believe all as Thou hast declared it. I long now to have a vision of thy Divine Form, O Thou Most High!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra328.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala314.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha292.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.57°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra301.26°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani218.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:25
Yamaganda14:01 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 08:48
Varjyam07:56 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:30 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:48 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:07 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:25 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:43 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:01 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:19 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:55 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:19 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:01 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:43 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:25 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:07 – 05:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:48 – 07:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868581.27
Julian Day2457046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0634°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.41°
🪷 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 (24.0634°), declination -19.32°, EoT -12.06 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: 2015-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)