पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · July 17, 2011 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 14.8 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।
"14.8 But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.14°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra291.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.98°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha116.61°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.21°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra81.59°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani167.12°KanyāHasta P3

Meerut, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:35 – 19:19
Yamaganda12:25 – 14:08
Gulika Kāla15:52 – 17:35
Varjyam06:05 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:31 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:14 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:58 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:25 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:08 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:52 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:35 – 19:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:19 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:35 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:52 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:08 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:25 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:58 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:14 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.9845°
Longitude: 77.7064°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867294.27
Julian Day2455759.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0142°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)203.46°
🪷 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 (24.0142°), declination 21.28°, 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: 2011-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)