पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · January 1, 2018 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 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra61.24°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.79°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha233.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.60°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra254.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani247.14°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:04
Yamaganda11:19 – 12:34
Gulika Kāla13:50 – 15:05
Varjyam07:58 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:33 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:48 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:04 – 11:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:19 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:34 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:50 – 15:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:05 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:20 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:35 – 19:20 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:20 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:05 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:50 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:34 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:19 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:04 – 05:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:48 – 07:33 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869654.27
Julian Day2458119.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1045°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.41°
🪷 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 (24.1045°), declination -23.02°, EoT -3.71 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: 2018-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)