पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · August 14, 2012 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 5.21 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम्।

स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते।।5.21।।
"5.21 He finds happiness in his own Self, and enjoys eternal bliss, whose heart does not yearn for the contacts of earth and whose Self is one with the Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.63°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra74.44°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.75°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha99.13°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.01°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra71.67°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani180.43°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:42 – 17:21
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla12:24 – 14:03
Varjyam06:20 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:47 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:05 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:44 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:24 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:03 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:42 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:21 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:00 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:21 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:42 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:03 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:24 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:44 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:05 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867688.27
Julian Day2456153.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0293°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.35°
🪷 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 (24.0293°), declination 14.28°, EoT -4.37 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: 2012-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)