पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · July 31, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.19 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते।

वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः।।7.19।।
"7.19 After many lives, at last the wise man realises Me as I am. A man so enlightened that he sees God everywhere is very difficult to find." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya103.70°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra318.61°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha118.17°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.74°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra148.44°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani249.39°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta19:18 – 19:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:30 – 20:04
Amṛta Kāla19:15 – 21:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:03 – 17:47
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:37 – 14:20
Varjyam06:18 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:43 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:27 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:53 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:37 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:20 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:03 – 17:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:47 – 19:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:30 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:47 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:03 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:20 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:37 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:53 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:27 – 05:43 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869865.27
Julian Day2458330.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1125°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.15°
🪷 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 (24.1125°), declination 18.31°, EoT -6.07 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: 2018-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)