पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · September 8, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.30 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्।

साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः।।9.30।।
"9.30 Even the most sinful, if he worship Me with his whole heart, shalt be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya141.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra25.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.58°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha159.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra97.44°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani271.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:37 – 17:12
Yamaganda09:18 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:28 – 14:03
Varjyam06:40 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:09 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:43 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:18 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:53 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:28 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:03 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:37 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:12 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:47 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:12 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:37 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:03 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:28 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:53 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:18 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:43 – 06:09 (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 Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870635.27
Julian Day2459100.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1420°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.79°
🪷 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 (24.1420°), declination 5.58°, EoT 2.92 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: 2020-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)