पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 17, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.31 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.31।।
"18.31 The intellect which does not understand what is right and what is wrong, and what should be done and what not, is under the sway of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.31'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.79°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra335.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.73°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha203.28°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.15°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra225.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani197.50°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:17 – 14:43
Yamaganda06:06 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla08:59 – 10:25
Varjyam06:35 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:06 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:59 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:17 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:43 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:10 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:36 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:10 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:43 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:17 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 02:59 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:59 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868117.27
Julian Day2456582.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0457°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.19°
🪷 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 (24.0457°), declination -9.25°, EoT 15.23 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: 2013-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)