पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · December 31, 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 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.28'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra235.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.95°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha256.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.55°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra273.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani205.96°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 54 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 05 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:17 – 06:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:47 – 07:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:03 – 16:17
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:20
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 13:48
Varjyam08:01 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · 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 Roga07:37 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:51 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:05 – 11:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:20 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:48 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:03 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:17 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:32 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:17 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:03 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:48 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 02:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:20 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:05 – 05:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:51 – 07:37 (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 Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868192.27
Julian Day2456657.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0485°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.34°
🪷 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 (24.0485°), declination -23.10°, EoT -3.26 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: 2013-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)