पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 14, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.81°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra294.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.94°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha201.41°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.94°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra222.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani197.15°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:31 – 08:58
Yamaganda10:25 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla13:18 – 14:45
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:04 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:31 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:58 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:52 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:18 – 14:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:45 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:12 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:39 – 19:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:12 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:45 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:18 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:52 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:58 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:31 – 06:04 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868114.27
Julian Day2456579.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0456°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.69°
🪷 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 (24.0456°), declination -8.14°, EoT 14.65 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: 2013-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)