पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · January 30, 2018 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 2.70 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं

समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्।

तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे

स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी।।2.70।।
"2.70 He attains Peace, into whom desires flow as rivers into the ocean, which though brimming with water remains ever the same; not he whom desire carries away." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.98°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra84.62°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha273.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.72°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra290.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani250.38°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:37 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:21 – 16:40
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:26
Gulika Kāla12:44 – 14:03
Varjyam07:56 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:30 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:48 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:07 – 11:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:26 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:44 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:03 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:21 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:40 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:59 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:40 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:21 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:03 – 00:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:44 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:26 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:07 – 05:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:48 – 07:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869683.27
Julian Day2458148.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1056°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.23°
🪷 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 (24.1056°), declination -17.72°, EoT -13.36 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: 2018-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)