पञ्चाङ्ग — Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh · July 18, 2031 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 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.97°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra74.24°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.67°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha116.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra121.54°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani53.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:41 – 12:23
Yamaganda15:47 – 17:29
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:59
Varjyam06:09 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:35 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:59 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:41 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:05 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:47 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:29 – 19:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:11 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:29 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:47 – 23:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:05 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:41 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:59 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874600.27
Julian Day2463065.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2936°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.24°
🪷 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 (24.2936°), declination 21.08°, EoT -5.86 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: 2031-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)