पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · September 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।
"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya146.81°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra135.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.82°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha133.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra109.42°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani308.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:33
Yamaganda06:12 – 07:45
Gulika Kāla09:19 – 10:52
Varjyam06:43 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:12 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:45 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:19 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:52 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:26 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:33 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:06 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:39 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:06 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:33 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:26 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:52 – 03:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:19 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:45 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871736.27
Julian Day2460201.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.54°
🪷 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 (24.1841°), declination 3.57°, EoT 5.13 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: 2023-09-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)