पञ्चाङ्ग — Ajmer, Rajasthan · July 18, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.36 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।

सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि।।4.36।।
"4.36 Be thou the greatest of sinners, yet thou shalt cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.80°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra78.51°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.70°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha108.04°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra49.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani178.90°KanyāCitrā P2

Ajmer, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:48
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:37 – 14:19
Yamaganda07:31 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla10:55 – 12:37
Varjyam06:23 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:49 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:31 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:13 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:55 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:37 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:19 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:01 – 17:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:43 – 19:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:25 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:43 – 22:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:01 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:19 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:37 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:55 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:13 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:31 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.4499°
Longitude: 74.6399°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867661.27
Julian Day2456126.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0282°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.25°
🪷 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 (24.0282°), declination 20.98°, EoT -5.86 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: 2012-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)