पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · October 29, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.96°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra173.51°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.58°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha192.51°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.95°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra228.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani229.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:30 – 10:52
Yamaganda13:36 – 14:58
Gulika Kāla06:46 – 08:08
Varjyam07:13 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:46 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:08 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:30 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:52 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:58 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:21 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:43 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:21 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:58 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:52 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:30 – 05:08 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:08 – 06:46 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869225.27
Julian Day2457690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.50°
🪷 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 (24.0881°), declination -13.54°, EoT 16.43 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: 2016-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)