पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · December 17, 2021 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 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.15°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra37.95°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha250.78°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani286.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:37 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:12 – 12:27
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:12
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 09:57
Varjyam07:52 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:27 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:42 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:57 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:12 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:12 – 17:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:27 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:12 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:12 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:57 – 05:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:42 – 07:27 (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 Śukla Caturdaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871100.27
Julian Day2459565.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1598°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.03°
🪷 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 (24.1598°), declination -23.35°, EoT 3.25 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: 2021-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)