पञ्चाङ्ग — Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · August 15, 2026 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 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.03°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra148.21°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.87°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha104.77°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.63°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra163.55°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani350.26°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:44 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:39 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla05:28 – 07:06
Varjyam06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:57

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 Kāla05:28 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:06 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:44 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:39 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:39 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:17 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:55 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:34 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:55 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:17 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:39 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:44 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:06 – 05:28 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872802.27
Julian Day2461267.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.96°
🪷 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 14.09°, EoT -4.18 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: 2026-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)