पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · February 8, 2020 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 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: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra97.26°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha312.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra335.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani271.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:03 – 11:24
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:42
Varjyam07:48 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:21 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:42 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:03 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:24 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:45 – 14:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:06 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:09 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:06 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:45 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:24 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:03 – 05:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:42 – 07:21 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870422.27
Julian Day2458887.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1338°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.19°
🪷 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 (24.1338°), declination -15.21°, EoT -14.45 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: 2020-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)