पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · July 17, 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 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.56°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra175.64°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.51°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha73.72°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra119.55°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani287.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

Jamnagar, Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:22
Vijaya Muhūrta15:09 – 16:03
Godhūli Muhūrta19:24 – 19:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:36 – 20:10
Amṛta Kāla19:21 – 21:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:35 – 11:15
Yamaganda14:36 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla06:15 – 07:55
Varjyam06:48 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:15 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:55 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:35 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:15 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:56 – 14:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:36 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:16 – 17:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:56 – 19:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:36 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:56 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:16 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:36 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:56 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:15 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:35 – 04:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:55 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.4707°
Longitude: 70.0577°
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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870947.27
Julian Day2459412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1539°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.10°
🪷 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 (24.1539°), declination 21.18°, EoT -5.77 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: 2021-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)