पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 18, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।
"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.23°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra259.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.32°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha113.92°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.86°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra157.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani191.85°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:03 – 18:41
Yamaganda12:10 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla15:25 – 17:03
Varjyam06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:39 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:17 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:32 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:10 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:47 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:25 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:03 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:41 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:03 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:25 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:47 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:10 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:32 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:17 – 05:39 (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)1868057.27
Julian Day2456522.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0434°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.42°
🪷 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 (24.0434°), declination 13.09°, EoT -3.53 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: 2013-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)