पञ्चाङ्ग — Kota, Rajasthan · August 7, 2020 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 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।
"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.87°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra329.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.26°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha99.26°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra64.94°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani273.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:50 – 17:29
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 09:14
Varjyam06:29 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:56 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:35 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:11 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:50 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:29 – 19:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:08 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:29 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:50 – 23:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:11 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:35 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870603.27
Julian Day2459068.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1408°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.76°
🪷 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 (24.1408°), declination 16.33°, EoT -5.48 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: 2020-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)