पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · January 25, 2017 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 11.34 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च

कर्णं तथाऽन्यानपि योधवीरान्।

मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा

युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान्।।11.34।।
"11.34 Drona and Bheeshma, Jayadratha and Karna, and other brave warriors - I have condemned them all. Destroy them; fight and fear not. Thy foes shall be crushed."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra247.07°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.26°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha257.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.32°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra327.45°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani239.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:10 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:43 – 14:01
Yamaganda08:50 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:25 – 12:43
Varjyam07:58 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:33 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:50 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:08 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:25 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:43 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:18 – 16:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:36 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:54 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:36 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:18 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:43 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:25 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:08 – 05:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:50 – 07:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869313.27
Julian Day2457778.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0914°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)324.61°
🪷 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 (24.0914°), declination -18.95°, EoT -12.31 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: 2017-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)