पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · December 18, 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 10.8 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ahaṁ Sarvasya Prabhavo · the source of all
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।

इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः।।10.8।।
"10.8 I am the source of all; from Me everything flows. Therefore the wise worship Me with unchanging devotion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.96°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra191.31°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala285.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha247.15°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.65°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra254.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani215.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:12 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 14:56
Yamaganda07:31 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:14
Varjyam07:56 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:31 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:46 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:00 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:14 – 12:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:28 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:10 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:25 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:10 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:28 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:14 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:00 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:46 – 07:31 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868544.27
Julian Day2457009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0620°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.97°
🪷 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 (24.0620°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 2014-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)