पञ्चाङ्ग — Amritsar, Punjab · August 10, 2024 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 10.26 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।

गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।10.26।।
"10.26 Of trees I am the sacred Fig-tree, of the Divine Seers Narada, of the heavenly singers I am Chitraratha, their Leader, and of sages I am Kapila." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.72°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra175.15°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.13°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha128.63°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra131.54°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani323.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā 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)10:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 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 Kāla09:14 – 10:55
Yamaganda14:16 – 15:57
Gulika Kāla05:52 – 07:33
Varjyam06:26 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:52 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:33 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:14 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:55 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:36 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:16 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:57 – 17:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:38 – 19:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:19 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:38 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:57 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:16 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:36 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:55 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:14 – 04:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:33 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.634°
Longitude: 74.8723°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872067.27
Julian Day2460532.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1967°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.15°
🪷 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 (24.1967°), declination 15.46°, 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: 2024-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)