पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · April 28, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।
"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.81°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra17.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.65°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha347.00°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra334.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani333.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:27 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:48 – 12:28
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:49
Varjyam06:20 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:47 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:27 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:28 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:08 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:49 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:29 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:10 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:29 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:49 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:08 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:28 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:27 – 05:47 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872328.27
Julian Day2460793.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2067°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.02°
🪷 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 (24.2067°), declination 14.18°, EoT 2.49 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: 2025-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)