पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · December 18, 2036 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 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.33°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra246.81°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.24°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha255.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.19°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra219.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani127.99°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:12 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 14:56
Yamaganda07:32 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:14
Varjyam07:56 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:32 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:46 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:00 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:14 – 12:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:28 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:10 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:25 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:10 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:28 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:14 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:00 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:46 – 07:32 (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 Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876580.27
Julian Day2465045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3694°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.35°
🪷 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 (24.3694°), declination -23.40°, EoT 2.79 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: 2036-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)