पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · December 29, 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 11.36 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या

जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च।

रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति

सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः।।11.36।।
"11.36 Arjuna said: My Lord! It is natural that the world revels and rejoices when it sings the praises of Thy glory; the demons fly in fear and the saints offer Thee their salutations." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.14°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra158.59°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.55°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha235.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati226.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra206.19°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani256.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:12 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:03 – 11:18
Yamaganda13:48 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 08:48
Varjyam07:58 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:33 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:48 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:03 – 11:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:18 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:33 – 13:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:48 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:33 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:48 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:33 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:18 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:03 – 05:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:48 – 07:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870016.27
Julian Day2458481.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1183°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.50°
🪷 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 (24.1183°), declination -23.24°, EoT -2.35 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: 2018-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)