पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · January 16, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.37 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।

मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः।।10.37।।
"10.37 I am Shri Krishna among the Vishnu-clan and Arjuna among the Pandavas; of the saints I am Vyasa, and I am Shukracharya among the sages." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra212.05°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha290.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra291.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani217.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:15 – 06:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:46 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:24 – 12:41
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla08:52 – 10:08
Varjyam08:02 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:36 – 08:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:52 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:08 – 11:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:24 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:41 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:29 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:29 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:41 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:24 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:08 – 05:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:52 – 07:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868573.27
Julian Day2457038.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0631°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.46°
🪷 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 (24.0631°), declination -21.03°, EoT -9.69 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: 2015-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)