पञ्चाङ्ग — Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh · August 7, 2011 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 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.21°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra207.75°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.21°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha126.45°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra107.45°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani168.55°KanyāHasta P3

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:13 – 18:52
Yamaganda12:14 – 13:54
Gulika Kāla15:33 – 17:13
Varjyam06:09 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:36 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:16 – 08:55 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:55 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:35 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:14 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:54 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:33 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:13 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:52 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:13 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:33 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:54 – 00:14 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:14 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:35 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:55 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:16 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.4499°
Longitude: 80.3319°
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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867315.27
Julian Day2455780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0150°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.90°
🪷 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 (24.0150°), declination 16.56°, EoT -5.48 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: 2011-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)