पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · January 13, 2024 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 4.26 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति।

शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति।।4.26।।
"4.26 Some sacrifice their physical senses in the fire of self-control; others offer up their contact with external objects in the sacrificial fire of their senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.14°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra289.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.82°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha244.23°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.70°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra232.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani310.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:12 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:23
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 08:50
Varjyam07:59 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:34 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:50 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:06 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:23 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:39 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:28 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:45 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:28 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:39 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:23 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:06 – 05:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:50 – 07:34 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871857.27
Julian Day2460322.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.84°
🪷 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 (24.1887°), declination -21.59°, EoT -8.64 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: 2024-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)