पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · December 29, 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 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.93°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra306.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha231.68°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.21°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra286.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani183.81°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:17 – 06:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:47 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:47 – 15:02
Yamaganda07:36 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:19
Varjyam08:01 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · 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 Śubha07:36 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:50 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:05 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:19 – 12:33 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:33 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:47 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:02 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:16 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:30 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:16 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:02 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:47 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:33 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:19 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:05 – 05:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:50 – 07:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867459.27
Julian Day2455924.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0205°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.08°
🪷 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 (24.0205°), declination -23.25°, EoT -2.35 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: 2011-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)