पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · August 2, 2014 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 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.64°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra172.61°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.45°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha98.02°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati98.92°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra83.25°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani202.47°TulāViśākhā 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)11:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:42
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 Kāla08:59 – 10:41
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla05:36 – 07:18
Varjyam06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:36 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:18 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:41 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 14:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:05 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:46 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:28 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:10 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:28 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:46 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:05 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:41 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:18 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:18 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868406.27
Julian Day2456871.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0567°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.11°
🪷 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 (24.0567°), declination 17.82°, EoT -5.95 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: 2014-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)