पञ्चाङ्ग — Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh · August 16, 2025 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 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.24°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra26.84°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.10°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha100.97°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.53°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra83.99°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani336.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:35
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:29
Gulika Kāla05:41 – 07:19
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:41 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:19 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:29 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:06 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:44 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:06 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:29 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:19 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.4499°
Longitude: 80.3319°
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 Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872438.27
Julian Day2460903.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2109°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.13°
🪷 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 (24.2109°), declination 13.70°, 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: 2025-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)