पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · August 15, 2025 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 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।
"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.28°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra12.62°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.47°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha100.47°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.33°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra82.81°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani336.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:21
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:19
Gulika Kāla07:23 – 09:02
Varjyam06:17 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:44 – 07:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:23 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:02 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:19 – 18:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:58 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:19 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:02 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:23 – 05:44 (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 Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872437.27
Julian Day2460902.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2109°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.63°
🪷 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 (24.2109°), declination 14.02°, EoT -4.18 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: 2025-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)