पञ्चाङ्ग — Vṛndāvana · August 6, 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 8.25 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
धूमो रात्रिस्तथा कृष्णः षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम्।

तत्र चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिर्योगी प्राप्य निवर्तते।।8.25।।
"8.25 But if he departs in gloom, at night, during the fortnight of the waning moon and in the six months before the Southern solstice, then he reaches but lunar light and he will be born again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.25'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.91°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra317.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.85°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha97.31°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra64.03°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani273.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:05 – 15:45
Yamaganda05:45 – 07:25
Gulika Kāla09:05 – 10:45
Varjyam06:18 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:45 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:25 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:05 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:05 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:45 – 17:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:25 – 19:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:05 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:25 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:45 – 23:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:05 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:05 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:25 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.565°
Longitude: 77.6593°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870602.27
Julian Day2459067.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1407°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)210.32°
🪷 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 (24.1407°), declination 16.61°, 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: 2020-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)