पञ्चाङ्ग — Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · July 17, 2021 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 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.56°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra175.64°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.51°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha73.72°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra119.55°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani287.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:38 – 10:20
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla05:13 – 06:55
Varjyam05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:13 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:55 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:38 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:09 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:51 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:09 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:38 – 03:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:55 – 05:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7606°
Longitude: 83.3732°
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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870947.27
Julian Day2459412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1539°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.10°
🪷 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 (24.1539°), declination 21.18°, EoT -5.77 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: 2021-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)