पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · January 2, 2014 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 1.30 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः।।1.30।।
"1.30 The bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns. I cannot keep quiet, for my mind is in tumult." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra265.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.83°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha259.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.28°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra272.17°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani206.14°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:17 – 06:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:47 – 07:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:04
Yamaganda07:37 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla10:06 – 11:20
Varjyam08:02 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:37 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:51 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:06 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:20 – 12:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:35 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:04 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:18 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:33 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:18 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:04 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:35 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:20 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:06 – 05:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:51 – 07:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868194.27
Julian Day2456659.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0486°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.04°
🪷 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 (24.0486°), declination -22.93°, EoT -4.15 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: 2014-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)