पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · December 24, 2013 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 1.21 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।
"1.21 Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.33°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra140.93°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.74°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha245.16°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.47°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra274.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani205.29°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:15 – 06:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:45 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:13
Yamaganda10:03 – 11:17
Gulika Kāla12:31 – 13:45
Varjyam07:59 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:34 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:49 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:03 – 11:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:17 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:31 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:13 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:27 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:13 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:31 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:17 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:03 – 05:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:49 – 07:34 (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 Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868185.27
Julian Day2456650.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0483°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.50°
🪷 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 (24.0483°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2013-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)