पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · December 17, 2015 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 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.68°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra310.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.80°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha256.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.66°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra199.75°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani225.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:12 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 14:56
Yamaganda07:31 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:13
Varjyam07:56 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:31 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:45 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:59 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:13 – 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 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:24 – 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 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:13 – 03:59 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:59 – 05:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:45 – 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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868908.27
Julian Day2457373.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0759°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.01°
🪷 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 (24.0759°), declination -23.33°, EoT 3.25 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: 2015-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)