पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · December 25, 2022 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 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।
"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.04°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra271.99°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha268.40°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra264.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani297.65°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:11 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:16 – 17:31
Yamaganda12:31 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla15:01 – 16:16
Varjyam07:56 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:31 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:46 – 10:01 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:01 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:16 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:31 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:46 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:01 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:16 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:31 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:16 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:01 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:46 – 00:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:31 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:16 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:01 – 05:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:46 – 07:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871473.27
Julian Day2459938.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1740°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.65°
🪷 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 (24.1740°), declination -23.40°, EoT -0.49 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: 2022-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)