पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · August 11, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.02°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra72.82°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.08°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha131.27°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.08°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra121.19°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani214.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:24 – 17:03
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:45
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 Roga05:30 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:09 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:24 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:03 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:42 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:03 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:24 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:09 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868780.27
Julian Day2457245.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.97°
🪷 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 (24.0710°), declination 15.41°, EoT -4.91 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: 2015-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)