पञ्चाङ्ग — Kollam, Kerala · August 2, 2016 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 6.39 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः।

त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते।।6.39।।
"6.39 My Lord! Thou art worthy to solve this doubt once and for all; save Thyself there is no one competent to do so." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.11°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra95.76°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha129.13°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.57°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra121.29°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani225.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

Kollam, Kerala — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:37 – 17:11
Yamaganda09:22 – 10:56
Gulika Kāla12:29 – 14:03
Varjyam06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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 · 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 Roga06:15 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:48 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:22 – 10:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:56 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:29 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:03 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:37 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:11 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:44 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:11 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:37 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:03 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:29 – 01:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:56 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:22 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:48 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.8932°
Longitude: 76.6141°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869137.27
Julian Day2457602.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0847°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.27°
🪷 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 (24.0847°), declination 17.69°, EoT -5.95 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: 2016-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)