पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · April 20, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.77°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra41.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala343.31°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha342.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.12°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra30.42°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani343.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:34 – 09:13
Yamaganda10:51 – 12:30
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:47
Varjyam06:28 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:56 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:34 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:13 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:51 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:30 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:08 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:47 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:25 – 19:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:04 – 20:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:25 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:47 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:08 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:30 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:51 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:13 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:34 – 05:56 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872685.27
Julian Day2461150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.86°
🪷 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 (24.2204°), declination 11.47°, EoT 0.97 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: 2026-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)