पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · August 19, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.9 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ।

जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।।7.9।।
"7.9 I am the Fragrance of earth, the Brilliance of fire. I am the Life Force in all beings, and I am the Austerity of the ascetics." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.42°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra310.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha149.49°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.87°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra142.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani225.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:34
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 09:15
Varjyam06:28 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Chala05:55 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:35 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:15 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:14 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:34 – 19:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:13 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:34 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:14 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:15 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:35 – 05:55 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869154.27
Julian Day2457619.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0853°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.00°
🪷 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 (24.0853°), declination 12.68°, EoT -3.29 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: 2016-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)