पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 13, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.96°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra287.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.19°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha122.99°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra114.86°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani169.06°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:53 – 10:32
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:28
Gulika Kāla05:36 – 07:15
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:36 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:15 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:53 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:32 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:28 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:07 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:45 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:07 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:28 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:32 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:53 – 04:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:15 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867321.27
Julian Day2455786.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0152°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)172.74°
🪷 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 (24.0152°), declination 14.82°, EoT -4.56 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: 2011-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)