पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · January 25, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra76.94°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha285.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra265.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani196.70°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:10 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:25 – 12:43
Yamaganda15:18 – 16:36
Gulika Kāla08:50 – 10:08
Varjyam07:58 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala07:33 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:50 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:08 – 11:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:25 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:43 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:01 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:18 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:36 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:54 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:36 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:18 – 23:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:01 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:43 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:25 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:08 – 05:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:50 – 07:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 34.0837°
Longitude: 74.7973°
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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867852.27
Julian Day2456317.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0355°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.79°
🪷 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 (24.0355°), declination -18.96°, EoT -12.31 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: 2013-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)