पञ्चाङ्ग — Noida, Uttar Pradesh · July 18, 2012 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 4.36 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।

सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि।।4.36।।
"4.36 Be thou the greatest of sinners, yet thou shalt cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.36'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.80°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra78.51°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.70°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha108.04°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra49.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani178.90°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:26 – 14:09
Yamaganda07:17 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:26
Varjyam06:08 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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 · 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 Labha05:34 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:26 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:09 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:52 – 17:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:36 – 19:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:19 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:36 – 21:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:52 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:09 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:26 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:17 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.5355°
Longitude: 77.391°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867661.27
Julian Day2456126.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0282°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.25°
🪷 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 (24.0282°), declination 20.98°, 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: 2012-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)