पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · September 23, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.36°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra61.52°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.98°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha140.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati158.26°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra184.98°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani226.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:22
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla07:50 – 09:21
Varjyam06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:19 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:50 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:22 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:26 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:53 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:22 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:50 – 06:19 (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)1869189.27
Julian Day2457654.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.40°
🪷 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 (24.0867°), declination -0.18°, EoT 8.44 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: 2016-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)