पञ्चाङ्ग — Kota, Rajasthan · August 1, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.38 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति।

अप्रतिष्ठो महाबाहो विमूढो ब्रह्मणः पथि।।6.38।।
"6.38 Having failed in both, my Lord, is he without hope, like a riven cloud having no support, lost on the spiritual road?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.38'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.15°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra82.07°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha127.64°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.39°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra120.06°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani225.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

Kota, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:33 – 09:13
Yamaganda10:53 – 12:33
Gulika Kāla14:12 – 15:52
Varjyam06:27 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:54 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:33 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:13 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:53 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:33 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:12 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:52 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:32 – 19:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:12 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:32 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:52 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:12 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:33 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:53 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:13 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:33 – 05:54 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.2138°
Longitude: 75.8648°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869136.27
Julian Day2457601.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0846°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.33°
🪷 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 (24.0846°), declination 17.94°, 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: 2016-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)