पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · September 1, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra274.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala69.86°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha160.51°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.24°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra102.29°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani148.69°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:51
Yamaganda08:55 – 10:31
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:41
Varjyam06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:45 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:20 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:55 – 10:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:31 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:41 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:51 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:26 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:51 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:41 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:31 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:55 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:20 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°
Longitude: 80.9462°
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 Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866610.27
Julian Day2455075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9880°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.49°
🪷 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 (23.9880°), declination 8.29°, EoT 0.48 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: 2009-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)