पञ्चाङ्ग — Jammu, J&K · December 22, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.20 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि।

मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम्।।16.20।।
"16.20 So reborn, they spend life after life, enveloped in delusion. And they never reach Me, O Prince, but degenerate into still lower forms of life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.45°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra316.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha263.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.38°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra223.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani10.32°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:10 – 06:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:15 – 12:30
Yamaganda15:00 – 16:14
Gulika Kāla08:45 – 10:00
Varjyam07:55 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:30 – 08:45 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:45 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:00 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:15 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:30 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:00 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:14 – 17:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:29 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:14 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:00 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:30 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:15 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:00 – 05:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:45 – 07:30 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873662.27
Julian Day2462127.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.03°
🪷 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 (24.2578°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.91 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: 2028-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)