पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · July 26, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.19°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra324.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.18°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha80.33°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati72.15°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra129.99°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani190.78°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:31 – 12:12
Yamaganda15:35 – 17:16
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:50
Varjyam06:01 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:27 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:09 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:50 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:31 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:35 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:16 – 18:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:58 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:16 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:35 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:31 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:50 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:09 – 05:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868034.27
Julian Day2456499.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0425°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.70°
🪷 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 (24.0425°), declination 19.43°, EoT -6.19 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: 2013-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)