पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · December 20, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.47°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra312.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala358.14°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha244.12°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati275.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra221.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani276.15°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:14 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:11 – 17:25
Yamaganda12:29 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:11
Varjyam07:57 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:33 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:47 – 10:01 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:01 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:15 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:29 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:43 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:11 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:25 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:11 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:43 – 00:29 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:29 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:15 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:01 – 05:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:47 – 07:33 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870738.27
Julian Day2459203.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1459°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.17°
🪷 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 (24.1459°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2020-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)