पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · October 18, 2017 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 1.13 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः।

सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।
"1.13 And immediately all the conches and drums, the trumpets and horns, blared forth in tumultuous uproar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.75°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra159.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha186.71°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.23°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra160.18°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani239.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 13:40
Yamaganda08:01 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla10:50 – 12:15
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Labha06:36 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:01 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:26 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:50 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:40 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:05 – 16:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:29 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:54 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:29 – 21:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:05 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:40 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:50 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:26 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:01 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869579.27
Julian Day2458044.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1016°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.20°
🪷 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 (24.1016°), declination -9.62°, EoT 15.40 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: 2017-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)