पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · March 5, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra9.15°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.13°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha294.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.73°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra274.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani209.01°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:43 – 14:10
Yamaganda08:23 – 09:49
Gulika Kāla11:16 – 12:43
Varjyam07:25 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:56 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:23 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:49 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:16 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:43 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:10 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:37 – 17:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:04 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:30 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:04 – 21:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:37 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:10 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:43 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:16 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:49 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:23 – 06:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868256.27
Julian Day2456721.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0510°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.95°
🪷 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 (24.0510°), declination -6.15°, 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: 2014-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)