पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · July 21, 2009 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 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.44°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra79.20°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.11°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha102.20°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra53.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani144.04°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:34 – 13:27
Vijaya Muhūrta15:13 – 16:06
Godhūli Muhūrta19:27 – 19:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:39 – 20:12
Amṛta Kāla19:24 – 21:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:34 – 01:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:20 – 17:59
Yamaganda09:41 – 11:20
Gulika Kāla13:00 – 14:40
Varjyam06:54 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Roga06:21 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:01 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:41 – 11:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:20 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta13:00 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:40 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:20 – 17:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:59 – 19:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:39 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:59 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:20 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:40 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala01:00 – 02:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:20 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:41 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:01 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°
Longitude: 68.9686°
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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866568.27
Julian Day2455033.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.56°
🪷 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 (23.9864°), declination 20.47°, EoT -6.05 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: 2009-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)