पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · September 3, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.24 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्महविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम्।

ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना।।4.24।।
"4.24 For him, the sacrifice itself is the Spirit; the Spirit and the oblation are one; it is the Spirit Itself which is sacrificed in Its own fire, and the man even in action is united with God, since while performing his act, his mind never ceases to be fixed on Him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra176.04°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.28°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha162.39°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra160.11°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani137.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:05 – 13:40
Yamaganda07:21 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 12:05
Varjyam06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:46 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:21 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:05 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:40 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:40 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:05 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:21 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866247.27
Julian Day2454712.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9742°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.02°
🪷 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 (23.9742°), declination 7.47°, EoT 1.15 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: 2008-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)