पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · January 12, 2011 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 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.46°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra352.55°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha244.08°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra220.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani172.79°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 03 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 56 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:17 – 06:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:47 – 07:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:39 – 13:55
Yamaganda08:53 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:24 – 12:39
Varjyam08:02 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:37 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:53 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:08 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:24 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:39 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:55 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:26 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:41 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:26 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:55 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:39 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:24 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:08 – 05:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:53 – 07:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 34.0837°
Longitude: 74.7973°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867108.27
Julian Day2455573.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0071°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.52°
🪷 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 (24.0071°), declination -21.72°, EoT -8.27 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: 2011-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)