पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · August 3, 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 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.11°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra128.30°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha111.63°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra122.05°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani133.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:27 – 19:09
Yamaganda12:23 – 14:04
Gulika Kāla15:46 – 17:27
Varjyam06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:37 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:18 – 09:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:00 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:23 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:04 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:46 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:27 – 19:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:09 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:27 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:46 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:04 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:23 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:00 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:18 – 05:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866216.27
Julian Day2454681.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.27°
🪷 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 (23.9730°), declination 17.44°, EoT -5.88 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: 2008-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)