पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 4, 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 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.00°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra292.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.03°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha93.52°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra62.25°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani273.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

Vellore, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 17:04
Yamaganda09:09 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:54
Varjyam06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:59 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:34 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:09 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:44 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:04 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:39 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:04 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:44 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:09 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:34 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°
Longitude: 79.1325°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870600.27
Julian Day2459065.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1406°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.54°
🪷 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 17.15°, EoT -5.79 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: 2020-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)