पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · January 5, 2017 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 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra340.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha245.29°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.95°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra307.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani237.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:17 – 06:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:47 – 07:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:51 – 15:06
Yamaganda07:37 – 08:52
Gulika Kāla10:07 – 11:21
Varjyam08:02 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:37 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:52 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:07 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:21 – 12:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:36 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:51 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:21 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:35 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:21 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:51 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:36 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:21 – 04:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:07 – 05:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:52 – 07:37 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869293.27
Julian Day2457758.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.50°
🪷 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 (24.0907°), declination -22.61°, EoT -5.45 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: 2017-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)