पञ्चाङ्ग — Kota, Rajasthan · July 26, 2023 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 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya98.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra190.15°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha121.33°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.87°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani311.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:33 – 14:13
Yamaganda07:31 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:33
Varjyam06:24 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:50 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:31 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:33 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:13 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:54 – 17:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:35 – 19:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:15 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:35 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:54 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:13 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:33 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:31 – 05:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871686.27
Julian Day2460151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1822°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.22°
🪷 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 (24.1822°), declination 19.52°, EoT -6.19 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: 2023-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)