पञ्चाङ्ग — Delhi NCR · August 16, 2026 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 11.19 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य

मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्

स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।
"11.19 Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.99°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra161.66°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.53°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha106.67°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.85°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra164.51°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani350.22°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:21 – 19:00
Yamaganda12:25 – 14:04
Gulika Kāla15:42 – 17:21
Varjyam06:23 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:50 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:29 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:08 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:46 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:25 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:04 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:42 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:21 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:00 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:21 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:42 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:04 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:25 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:46 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:08 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:29 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.6139°
Longitude: 77.209°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 216 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872803.27
Julian Day2461268.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.18°
🪷 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 (24.2249°), declination 13.78°, EoT -3.97 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: 2026-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)