पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · March 5, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra232.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.17°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha319.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra314.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani197.06°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:37 – 17:04
Yamaganda09:49 – 11:16
Gulika Kāla12:43 – 14:10
Varjyam07:24 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:55 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:22 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:49 – 11:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:16 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:43 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:10 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:37 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:04 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:31 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:04 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:37 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:10 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:43 – 02:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:16 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:49 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:22 – 06:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867891.27
Julian Day2456356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0370°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.07°
🪷 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 (24.0370°), declination -6.05°, EoT -12.23 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: 2013-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)