पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · October 28, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.71°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra281.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha202.48°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati189.42°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra172.64°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani239.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:29 – 10:52
Yamaganda13:37 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla06:45 – 08:07
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:45 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:07 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:29 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:52 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:37 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:21 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:44 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:21 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:37 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:52 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:29 – 05:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:07 – 06:45 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869589.27
Julian Day2458054.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1020°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.06°
🪷 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 (24.1020°), declination -13.12°, EoT 16.40 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: 2017-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)