पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · August 14, 2008 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 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.66°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra264.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.49°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha132.30°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra135.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani135.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 15:22
Yamaganda05:32 – 07:10
Gulika Kāla08:49 – 10:27
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 Śubha05:32 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:10 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:49 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:27 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:01 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:39 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:01 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:27 – 02:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:49 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:10 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866227.27
Julian Day2454692.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9734°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.13°
🪷 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 (23.9734°), declination 14.29°, EoT -4.37 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: 2008-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)