पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · August 2, 2020 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 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.08°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra266.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.17°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha89.92°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra60.51°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani273.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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)17:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:28 – 19:10
Yamaganda12:23 – 14:05
Gulika Kāla15:46 – 17:28
Varjyam06:10 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:36 – 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 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:05 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:46 – 17:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:28 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:10 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:28 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:46 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:05 – 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 – 05:36 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870598.27
Julian Day2459063.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1406°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.66°
🪷 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 (24.1406°), declination 17.68°, 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: 2020-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)