पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · November 13, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.20°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra202.08°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.49°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha219.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra160.59°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani306.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:20 – 09:39
Yamaganda10:57 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 14:53
Varjyam07:28 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:02 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:20 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:39 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:57 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:16 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:53 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:11 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:30 – 19:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:11 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:53 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:16 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:57 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:39 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:20 – 07:02 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871796.27
Julian Day2460261.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.13°
🪷 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 (24.1864°), declination -17.84°, EoT 15.26 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: 2023-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)