पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · March 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra229.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala240.60°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha340.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.92°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra338.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani253.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:42
Yamaganda15:38 – 17:06
Gulika Kāla08:18 – 09:46
Varjyam07:19 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:50 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:18 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:46 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:42 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:10 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:38 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:06 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:34 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:06 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:38 – 23:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:10 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:42 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:46 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:18 – 06:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869721.27
Julian Day2458186.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1070°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.28°
🪷 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 (24.1070°), declination -4.58°, EoT -11.28 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: 2018-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)