पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · December 12, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 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: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra166.58°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.27°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha238.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.93°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra229.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani244.79°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:04 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:11
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:10
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 13:40
Varjyam07:49 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 Roga07:24 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:39 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:55 – 11:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:10 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:40 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:55 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:11 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:26 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:11 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:55 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:40 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 02:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:10 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:55 – 05:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:39 – 07:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869634.27
Julian Day2458099.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)287.71°
🪷 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 (24.1037°), declination -23.07°, EoT 5.54 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: 2017-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)