पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · August 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.18°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra242.99°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha136.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.30°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra157.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani284.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 14:14
Yamaganda07:35 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:34
Varjyam06:29 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:56 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:35 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:15 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:14 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:53 – 17:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:33 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:13 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:33 – 21:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:53 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:14 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:15 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:35 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870979.27
Julian Day2459444.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1551°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.04°
🪷 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 (24.1551°), declination 13.07°, EoT -3.53 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: 2021-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)