पञ्चाङ्ग — Prayāgrāj (Allāhābād) · August 12, 2025 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 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.40°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra330.04°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha99.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.72°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra79.27°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani337.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:24 – 17:02
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla12:07 – 13:46
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:34 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:13 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:51 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:07 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:24 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:02 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:40 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:02 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:24 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:07 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:51 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:13 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.4358°
Longitude: 81.8463°
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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872434.27
Julian Day2460899.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2108°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.63°
🪷 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 (24.2108°), declination 14.94°, EoT -4.74 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: 2025-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)