पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · 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

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:34 – 13:26
Vijaya Muhūrta15:10 – 16:03
Godhūli Muhūrta19:20 – 19:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:32 – 20:04
Amṛta Kāla19:17 – 21:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:34 – 01:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:44 – 11:22
Yamaganda14:38 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla06:28 – 08:06
Varjyam07:01 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:57

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 Kāla06:28 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:06 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:44 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:22 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala13:00 – 14:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:38 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:16 – 17:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:54 – 19:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:32 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:54 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:16 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:38 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga01:00 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:22 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:44 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:06 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°
Longitude: 68.9686°
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)