पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · July 30, 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 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya103.24°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra54.04°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.44°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha124.56°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.02°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra117.60°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani225.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:20 – 19:54
Amṛta Kāla19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:17 – 10:57
Yamaganda14:18 – 15:59
Gulika Kāla05:56 – 07:36
Varjyam06:29 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
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 Kāla05:56 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:36 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:17 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:57 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:38 – 14:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:18 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:59 – 17:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:40 – 19:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:20 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:40 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:59 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:18 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:38 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:57 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:17 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:36 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869134.27
Julian Day2457599.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0846°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.84°
🪷 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 (24.0846°), declination 18.44°, EoT -6.11 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: 2016-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)