पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · December 31, 2024 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 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra257.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha233.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra302.14°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani320.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:17 – 06:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:47 – 07:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:03 – 16:17
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:20
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 13:48
Varjyam08:01 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:37 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:51 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:05 – 11:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:20 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:48 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:03 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:17 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:32 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:17 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:03 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:48 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 02:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:20 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:05 – 05:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:51 – 07:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872210.27
Julian Day2460675.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2022°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.39°
🪷 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 (24.2022°), declination -23.07°, EoT -3.26 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: 2024-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)