पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · September 17, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.9 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।

उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु।।9.9।।
"9.9 But these acts of mine do not bind Me. I remain outside and unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra240.81°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha146.17°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.41°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra190.67°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani248.41°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:47 – 09:19
Yamaganda10:52 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla13:57 – 15:30
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:14 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:47 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:19 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:52 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:57 – 15:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:30 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:02 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:35 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:02 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:30 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:57 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:52 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:19 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:47 – 06:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869913.27
Julian Day2458378.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1144°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.49°
🪷 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 (24.1144°), declination 2.34°, EoT 6.24 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: 2018-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)