पञ्चाङ्ग — Ujjain · July 18, 2031 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 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.97°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra74.24°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.67°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha116.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra121.54°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani53.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:33
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:34
Gulika Kāla07:31 – 09:12
Varjyam06:24 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:51 – 07:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:31 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:12 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:34 – 19:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:15 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:34 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:12 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:31 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.1765°
Longitude: 75.7885°
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 Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874600.27
Julian Day2463065.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2936°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.24°
🪷 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 (24.2936°), declination 21.08°, EoT -5.86 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: 2031-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)