पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · August 21, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.32°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra150.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.90°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha127.49°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra78.42°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani272.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:52 – 17:32
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:15
Varjyam06:29 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:56 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:15 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:52 – 17:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:32 – 19:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:11 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:32 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:52 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:15 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870617.27
Julian Day2459082.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1413°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.30°
🪷 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 (24.1413°), declination 12.01°, EoT -2.80 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: 2020-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)