पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · August 7, 2021 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 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।
"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.63°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra92.41°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.67°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha116.20°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra144.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani285.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 55 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 Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:39 – 11:16
Yamaganda14:31 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla06:24 – 08:02
Varjyam06:57 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:24 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:02 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:39 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:16 – 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 – 19:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:23 – 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 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:16 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870968.27
Julian Day2459433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1547°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.14°
🪷 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 (24.1547°), declination 16.40°, EoT -5.48 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: 2021-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)