पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · August 16, 2014 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 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.06°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra10.93°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.47°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha126.38°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati101.99°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra100.34°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani202.90°TulāViśākhā P1

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)22:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 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 Kāla09:03 – 10:42
Yamaganda14:00 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla05:45 – 07:24
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:45 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:24 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:03 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:21 – 14:00 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:00 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:40 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:19 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:58 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:19 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:40 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:00 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:21 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:03 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:24 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.9457°
Longitude: 78.1642°
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 Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868420.27
Julian Day2456885.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0573°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.17°
🪷 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 (24.0573°), declination 13.81°, 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: 2014-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)