पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · September 23, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।
"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra249.30°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.99°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha166.15°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra114.02°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani184.23°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:30 – 18:01
Yamaganda11:58 – 13:29
Gulika Kāla14:59 – 16:30
Varjyam06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:54 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:25 – 08:56 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:56 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:27 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:58 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:29 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:59 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:30 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:01 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:30 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:59 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:29 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:58 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:27 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:56 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:25 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867728.27
Julian Day2456193.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0308°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.26°
🪷 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 (24.0308°), declination -0.17°, EoT 8.44 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: 2012-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)