पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · July 28, 2020 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 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.30°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra198.19°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.91°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha82.04°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra56.36°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani273.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:34 – 13:27
Vijaya Muhūrta15:12 – 16:05
Godhūli Muhūrta19:24 – 19:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:36 – 20:09
Amṛta Kāla19:21 – 21:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:34 – 01:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:18 – 17:57
Yamaganda09:42 – 11:21
Gulika Kāla13:00 – 14:39
Varjyam06:57 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:24 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:03 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:42 – 11:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:21 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta13:00 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:39 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:18 – 17:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:57 – 19:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:36 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:57 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:18 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:39 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala01:00 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:21 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:42 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:03 – 06:24 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870593.27
Julian Day2459058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1404°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.98°
🪷 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 (24.1404°), declination 18.91°, EoT -6.17 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: 2020-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)