पञ्चाङ्ग — Prayāgrāj (Allāhābād) · August 4, 2021 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 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।
"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.75's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.75°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra55.72°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.78°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha110.18°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.07°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra141.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani285.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

Prayāgrāj (Allāhābād) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:48
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla10:29 – 12:08
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:31 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:10 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:50 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:29 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:27 – 17:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:07 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:46 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:07 – 21:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:27 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:29 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:50 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:10 – 05:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.4358°
Longitude: 81.8463°
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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870965.27
Julian Day2459430.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1546°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.09°
🪷 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 (24.1546°), declination 17.22°, EoT -5.79 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: 2021-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)