पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · August 16, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.6 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
एतद्योनीनि भूतानि सर्वाणीत्युपधारय।

अहं कृत्स्नस्य जगतः प्रभवः प्रलयस्तथा।।7.6।।
"7.6 It is the womb of all being; for I am He by Whom the worlds were created and shall be dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.53°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra269.82°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha146.71°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra138.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani225.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:19
Yamaganda09:06 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 14:02
Varjyam06:21 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:48 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:27 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:06 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:44 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:02 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:19 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:58 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:19 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:02 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:44 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:06 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:27 – 05:48 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869151.27
Julian Day2457616.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0852°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.90°
🪷 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 (24.0852°), declination 13.65°, EoT -3.97 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: 2016-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)