पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · August 16, 2012 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 5.23 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।

कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।
"5.23 He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.56°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra99.71°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.00°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha100.71°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra73.58°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani180.58°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:39
Yamaganda05:45 – 07:24
Gulika Kāla09:03 – 10:42
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:45 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:24 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:03 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:21 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:39 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:18 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:58 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:18 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:39 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:21 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 03:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:03 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:24 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.9457°
Longitude: 78.1642°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867690.27
Julian Day2456155.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0293°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.46°
🪷 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 (24.0293°), declination 13.66°, EoT -3.97 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: 2012-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)