पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · August 1, 2008 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 3.34 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।

तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।।3.34।।
"3.34 The love and hate which are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them. They only obstruct the path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.20°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra99.98°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala144.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha107.56°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra119.60°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani133.55°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:41 – 12:23
Yamaganda15:47 – 17:29
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:59
Varjyam06:09 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:36 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:59 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:41 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:05 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:47 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:29 – 19:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:10 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:29 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:47 – 23:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:05 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:41 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:59 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866214.27
Julian Day2454679.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9729°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.35°
🪷 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 (23.9729°), declination 17.96°, 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: 2008-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)