पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · April 5, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.38 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति।

अप्रतिष्ठो महाबाहो विमूढो ब्रह्मणः पथि।।6.38।।
"6.38 Having failed in both, my Lord, is he without hope, like a riven cloud having no support, lost on the spiritual road?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.56°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra299.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha2.36°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra335.35°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani319.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:59 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:44 – 17:19
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:24
Varjyam06:45 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:14 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:59 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:09 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:44 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:19 – 18:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:54 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:19 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:44 – 23:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:09 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:59 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:14 (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)1871940.27
Julian Day2460405.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1919°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.52°
🪷 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 (24.1919°), declination 6.20°, EoT -3.10 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: 2024-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)