पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · January 25, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra12.24°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha265.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.14°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra284.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani249.86°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:19
Yamaganda07:30 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:06 – 11:25
Varjyam07:56 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:30 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:48 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:06 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:25 – 12:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:43 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:01 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:19 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:38 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:56 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:38 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:19 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:01 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:43 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:25 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:06 – 05:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:48 – 07:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869678.27
Julian Day2458143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1054°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.80°
🪷 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 (24.1054°), declination -19.01°, EoT -12.31 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: 2018-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)