पञ्चाङ्ग — Amritsar, Punjab · August 10, 2022 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 9.30 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्।

साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः।।9.30।।
"9.30 Even the most sinful, if he worship Me with his whole heart, shalt be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.26°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra264.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.24°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha134.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra93.42°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani298.14°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

Amritsar, Punjab — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 14:17
Yamaganda07:33 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla10:55 – 12:36
Varjyam06:25 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 Labha05:52 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:33 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:14 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:55 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:17 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:57 – 17:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:38 – 19:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:19 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:38 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:57 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:17 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:55 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:14 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:33 – 05:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.634°
Longitude: 74.8723°
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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871336.27
Julian Day2459801.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1688°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)153.57°
🪷 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 (24.1688°), declination 15.61°, EoT -5.06 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: 2022-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)