पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · February 16, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.1 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्।

विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत्।।4.1।।
"4.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: This imperishable philosophy I taught to Viwaswana, the founder of the Sun dynasty, Viwaswana gave it to Manu the lawgiver, and Manu to King Ikshwaku!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.68°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra214.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.32°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha318.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra345.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani272.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:52 – 18:15
Yamaganda12:45 – 14:08
Gulika Kāla15:30 – 16:52
Varjyam07:43 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:16 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:38 – 10:01 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:01 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:23 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:45 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:08 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:30 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:52 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:15 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:52 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:30 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:08 – 00:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:45 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:23 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:01 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:38 – 07:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870430.27
Julian Day2458895.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1341°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.29°
🪷 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 (24.1341°), declination -12.57°, EoT -14.54 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: 2020-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)