पञ्चाङ्ग — Kota, Rajasthan · August 3, 2017 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 18.15 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः।न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः।।18.15।।
"18.15 Whatever action a man performs, whether by muscular effort or by speech or by thought, and whether it be right or wrong, these five are the essential causes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.82°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra234.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.37°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha133.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.84°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra68.45°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani237.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:12 – 15:51
Yamaganda05:54 – 07:34
Gulika Kāla09:13 – 10:53
Varjyam06:28 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:54 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:34 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:13 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:53 – 12:32 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:32 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:12 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:51 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:31 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:10 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:31 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:51 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:12 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:32 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:53 – 03:13 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:13 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:34 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.2138°
Longitude: 75.8648°
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 Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869503.27
Julian Day2457968.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0987°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.84°
🪷 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 (24.0987°), declination 17.49°, EoT -5.88 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: 2017-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)