पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · March 8, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.10 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः।

एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।।
"6.10 Let the student of spirituality try unceasingly to concentrate his mind; Let him live in seclusion, absolutely alone, with mind and personality controlled, free from desire and without possessions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra290.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha331.28°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra300.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani316.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:42
Yamaganda15:38 – 17:06
Gulika Kāla08:18 – 09:46
Varjyam07:20 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala06:50 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:18 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:46 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:42 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:10 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:38 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:06 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:34 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:06 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:38 – 23:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:10 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:42 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:46 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:18 – 06:50 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871912.27
Julian Day2460377.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1908°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.29°
🪷 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 (24.1908°), declination -4.76°, EoT -11.53 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: 2024-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)