पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · August 6, 2016 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 6.43 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्।

यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन।।6.43।।
"6.43 Then the experience acquired in his former life will revive, and with its help he will strive for perfection more eagerly than before." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.94°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra147.70°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha134.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.32°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra126.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani225.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:20
Vijaya Muhūrta15:04 – 15:56
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:39 – 11:17
Yamaganda14:31 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla06:24 – 08:02
Varjyam06:57 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:24 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:02 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:39 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:17 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:54 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:31 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:09 – 17:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:46 – 19:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:24 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:46 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:09 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:31 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:54 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:17 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:39 – 05:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:02 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.888°
Longitude: 70.4017°
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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869141.27
Julian Day2457606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0848°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.01°
🪷 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 (24.0848°), declination 16.62°, EoT -5.59 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: 2016-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)