पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · July 17, 2015 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 16.20 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि।

मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम्।।16.20।।
"16.20 So reborn, they spend life after life, enveloped in delusion. And they never reach Me, O Prince, but degenerate into still lower forms of life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.11°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra101.52°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha81.94°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.85°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra125.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

Lumbinī — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · NPT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:19 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:47 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:43 – 17:26
Gulika Kāla07:10 – 08:52
Varjyam06:01 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Chala05:27 – 07:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:10 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:52 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:43 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:26 – 19:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:09 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:26 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:43 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:52 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:10 – 05:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 83.275°
Timezone: UTC+5.75

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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868755.27
Julian Day2457220.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0701°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.57°
🪷 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 (24.0701°), declination 21.27°, EoT -5.77 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: 2015-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)