पञ्चाङ्ग — Kollam, Kerala · August 1, 2019 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 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।
"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.42°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra103.12°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala114.71°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha89.44°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra100.51°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani261.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:03 – 15:37
Yamaganda06:14 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla09:22 – 10:56
Varjyam06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 Śubha06:14 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:48 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:22 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:30 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:03 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:37 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:11 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:45 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:11 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:37 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:03 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:30 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:22 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:48 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870231.27
Julian Day2458696.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1265°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)357.81°
🪷 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 (24.1265°), declination 18.12°, EoT -6.02 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: 2019-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)