पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 9, 2009 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.25 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम्।मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यत्तत्तामसमुच्यते।।18.25।।
"18.25 An action undertaken through delusion, and with no regard to the spiritual issues involved, or the real capacity of the doer, or to the injury which may follow, such an act may be assumed to be the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra143.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala114.73°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha250.79°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra224.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani159.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:18
Yamaganda08:03 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 11:59
Varjyam07:11 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:44 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:03 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:22 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:18 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:37 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:56 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:14 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:56 – 20:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:37 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:18 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:22 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:03 – 06:44 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866709.27
Julian Day2455174.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9918°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.09°
🪷 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 (23.9918°), declination -22.81°, EoT 6.87 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: 2009-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)