पञ्चाङ्ग — Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh · December 1, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.16 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्।।14.16।।
"14.16 They say the fruit of a meritorious action is spotless and full of purity; the outcome of Passion is misery, and of Ignorance darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya224.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra131.94°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.35°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha207.39°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.34°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.40°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani343.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:38 – 15:57
Yamaganda09:19 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla11:59 – 13:18
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:40 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:00 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:19 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:39 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:59 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:18 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:38 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:57 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:17 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:57 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:38 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:18 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:59 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:39 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:19 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:00 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.4499°
Longitude: 80.3319°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872910.27
Julian Day2461375.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2290°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.16°
🪷 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 (24.2290°), declination -21.77°, EoT 10.13 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: 2026-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)