पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · January 4, 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 1.32 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।

किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा।।1.32।।
"1.32 Ah my Lord! I crave not for victory, nor for the kingdom, nor for any pleasure. What were a kingdom or happiness or life to me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.32'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra296.14°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.70°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha262.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.01°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra271.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani206.32°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:18 – 06:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:47 – 07:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:21
Yamaganda13:50 – 15:05
Gulika Kāla07:37 – 08:52
Varjyam08:02 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:37 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:52 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:07 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:21 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:36 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:50 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:05 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:20 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:34 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:20 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:05 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:50 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:36 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:21 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:07 – 05:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:52 – 07:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868196.27
Julian Day2456661.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0487°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.96°
🪷 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 (24.0487°), declination -22.74°, EoT -5.02 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: 2014-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)