पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · July 18, 2014 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 5.23 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।

कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।
"5.23 He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.31°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra347.98°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.65°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha71.18°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati95.59°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra65.09°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani202.36°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:52 – 17:35
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 08:58
Varjyam06:06 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:32 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:15 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:08 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:52 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:35 – 19:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:18 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:35 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:52 – 23:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:08 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:15 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.9845°
Longitude: 77.7064°
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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868391.27
Julian Day2456856.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0562°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.54°
🪷 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 (24.0562°), declination 21.06°, EoT -5.86 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: 2014-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)