पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · August 1, 2020 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 8.20 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः।

यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति।।8.20।।
"8.20 In truth, therefore, there is the Eternal Unmanifest, which is beyond and above the Unmanifest Spirit of Creation, which is never destroyed when all these being perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.13°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra253.26°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala353.74°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha88.21°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra59.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani273.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:17 – 10:58
Yamaganda14:18 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla05:57 – 07:37
Varjyam06:30 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:57 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:37 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:17 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:58 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:38 – 14:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:18 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:58 – 17:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:39 – 19:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:19 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:39 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:58 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:18 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:38 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:58 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:17 – 04:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:37 – 05:57 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870597.27
Julian Day2459062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1405°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.87°
🪷 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 (24.1405°), declination 17.93°, EoT -6.02 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: 2020-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)