पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · August 19, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.12°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra69.21°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.00°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha103.21°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.12°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra87.54°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani336.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:53 – 17:32
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 14:13
Varjyam06:29 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:56 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:36 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:54 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:13 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:53 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:32 – 19:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:11 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:32 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:53 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:13 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:54 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:36 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872441.27
Julian Day2460906.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2111°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.43°
🪷 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 (24.2111°), declination 12.74°, EoT -3.29 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: 2025-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)