पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · February 1, 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 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra166.19°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha297.78°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra274.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani196.96°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:04 – 06:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:36 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:25 – 12:45
Yamaganda15:23 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla08:47 – 10:06
Varjyam07:55 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:28 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:47 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:06 – 11:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:25 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:45 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:04 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:42 – 18:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:01 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:42 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 23:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:04 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:45 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:25 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:06 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:47 – 07:28 (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)1867859.27
Julian Day2456324.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0358°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)239.20°
🪷 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 (24.0358°), declination -17.10°, EoT -13.69 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: 2013-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)