पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · August 8, 2021 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 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।
"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.58°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra105.14°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.30°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha118.16°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.58°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra145.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani285.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:24 – 19:05
Yamaganda12:23 – 14:03
Gulika Kāla15:44 – 17:24
Varjyam06:14 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
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 Udveg05:40 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:21 – 09:01 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:01 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:23 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:03 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:44 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:24 – 19:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:05 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:24 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:44 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:03 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:23 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:01 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:21 – 05:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870969.27
Julian Day2459434.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1548°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)353.04°
🪷 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 (24.1548°), declination 16.12°, EoT -5.35 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: 2021-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)