पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 4, 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 16.9 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः।।16.9।।
"16.9 Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind - whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous - come into the world only to destroy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.9'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.80°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra76.02°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.15°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha88.91°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati74.05°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra140.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani191.11°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:12 – 18:52
Yamaganda12:12 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla15:32 – 17:12
Varjyam06:05 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:32 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:12 – 08:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:52 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:32 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:12 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:52 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:32 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:12 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:52 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:12 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:32 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:52 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:12 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:32 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:52 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:12 – 05:32 (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 Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868043.27
Julian Day2456508.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0428°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.10°
🪷 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 (24.0428°), declination 17.24°, EoT -5.79 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: 2013-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)