पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · December 26, 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 12.8 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः।।12.8।।
"12.8 Then let thy mind cling only to Me, let thy intellect abide in Me; and without doubt thou shalt live hereafter in Me alone." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.8'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.58°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra24.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.45°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha253.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati277.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra228.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani276.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:16 – 06:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:46 – 07:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:03 – 11:18
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 08:49
Varjyam08:00 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:35 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:49 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:03 – 11:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:18 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:32 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:14 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:28 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:14 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:32 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:18 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:03 – 05:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:49 – 07:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870744.27
Julian Day2459209.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1461°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.57°
🪷 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 (24.1461°), declination -23.35°, EoT -0.96 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: 2020-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)