पञ्चाङ्ग — Vṛndāvana · August 6, 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 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.67°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra79.95°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.04°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha114.21°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.83°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra143.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani285.77°MakaraŚravaṇa 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)03:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 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 Kāla10:45 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:45 – 17:25
Gulika Kāla07:25 – 09:05
Varjyam06:18 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:45 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:25 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:05 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:45 – 17:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:25 – 19:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:05 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:25 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:45 – 23:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:05 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:25 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.565°
Longitude: 77.6593°
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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870967.27
Julian Day2459432.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1547°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.52°
🪷 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 16.68°, 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: 2021-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)