पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · January 11, 2016 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 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra278.59°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.75°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha273.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.42°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra229.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani227.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:50 – 10:06
Yamaganda11:22 – 12:38
Gulika Kāla13:55 – 15:11
Varjyam07:59 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:34 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:50 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:06 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:22 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:38 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:55 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:11 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:27 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:43 – 19:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:27 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:11 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:55 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:38 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:22 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:06 – 05:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:50 – 07:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868933.27
Julian Day2457398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0769°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.99°
🪷 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 (24.0769°), declination -21.91°, EoT -7.89 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: 2016-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)