पञ्चाङ्ग — Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh · August 1, 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 6.38 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति।

अप्रतिष्ठो महाबाहो विमूढो ब्रह्मणः पथि।।6.38।।
"6.38 Having failed in both, my Lord, is he without hope, like a riven cloud having no support, lost on the spiritual road?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.15°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra82.07°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha127.64°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.39°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra120.06°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani225.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:23 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla14:03 – 15:44
Varjyam06:16 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:43 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:23 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:03 – 15:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:44 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:24 – 19:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:04 – 20:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:24 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:44 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:03 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:23 – 05:43 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.2183°
Longitude: 78.1828°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869136.27
Julian Day2457601.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0846°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.33°
🪷 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 (24.0846°), declination 17.94°, EoT -6.02 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: 2016-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)