पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 29, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.6 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु।।16.6।।
"16.6 All beings are of two classes: Godly and godless. The Godly I have described; I will now describe the other." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.27°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra51.53°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.40°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha180.85°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra144.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani132.09°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:37 – 09:02
Yamaganda10:26 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:38
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:13 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:37 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:02 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:26 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:38 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:02 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:26 – 19:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:02 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:38 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:26 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:02 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:37 – 06:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°
Longitude: 80.9462°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865937.27
Julian Day2454402.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9623°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.80°
🪷 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 (23.9623°), declination -13.26°, EoT 16.43 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: 2007-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)