पञ्चाङ्ग — Amarnāth · August 6, 2021 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 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.67°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra79.95°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.04°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha114.21°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.83°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra143.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani285.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

Amarnāth — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:59 – 17:42
Gulika Kāla07:25 – 09:08
Varjyam06:17 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 Chala05:42 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:25 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:59 – 17:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:42 – 19:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:25 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:42 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:59 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:25 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 34.2167°
Longitude: 75.5°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 3888 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870967.27
Julian Day2459432.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1547°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.52°
🪷 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 (24.1547°), declination 16.68°, EoT -5.59 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: 2021-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)