पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · August 6, 2016 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 6.43 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्।

यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन।।6.43।।
"6.43 Then the experience acquired in his former life will revive, and with its help he will strive for perfection more eagerly than before." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.94°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra147.70°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha134.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.32°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra126.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani225.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:27
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla05:28 – 07:08
Varjyam06:01 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:28 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:08 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:07 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:26 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:06 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:45 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:06 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:26 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:07 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:08 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:08 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869141.27
Julian Day2457606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0848°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.01°
🪷 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 (24.0848°), declination 16.62°, 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: 2016-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)