पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · August 28, 2021 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 1.21 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।
"1.21 Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.82°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra16.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha152.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.99°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra169.49°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani284.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:54
Yamaganda14:09 – 15:47
Gulika Kāla06:01 – 07:39
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Kāla06:01 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:39 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:16 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:32 – 14:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:09 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:47 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:25 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:02 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:25 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:47 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:09 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:32 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:16 – 04:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:39 – 06:01 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870989.27
Julian Day2459454.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1555°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.95°
🪷 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 (24.1555°), declination 9.69°, EoT -0.81 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: 2021-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)