पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · October 21, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.73°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra198.04°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.52°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha191.54°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.89°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra163.91°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani239.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:28 – 10:51
Yamaganda13:39 – 15:02
Gulika Kāla06:40 – 08:04
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:40 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:04 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:28 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:51 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:39 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:39 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:02 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:26 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:50 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:26 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:02 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:39 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:51 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:28 – 05:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:04 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869582.27
Julian Day2458047.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.73°
🪷 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 (24.1017°), declination -10.70°, EoT 15.83 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: 2017-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)