पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · January 16, 2023 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 14.3 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।
"14.3 The eternal Cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed, from which all beings are born, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra192.88°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.73°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha254.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra291.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani299.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:11 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:50 – 10:07
Yamaganda11:23 – 12:40
Gulika Kāla13:57 – 15:14
Varjyam07:59 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:33 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:50 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:07 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:23 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:40 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:57 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:14 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:31 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:47 – 19:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:31 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:14 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:57 – 00:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:40 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:23 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:07 – 05:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:50 – 07:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871495.27
Julian Day2459960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1749°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.90°
🪷 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 (24.1749°), declination -21.01°, EoT -9.69 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: 2023-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)