पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 31, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।
"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.73°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra149.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha197.87°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.78°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra240.54°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani199.15°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:13 – 14:37
Yamaganda06:15 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:26
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:15 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:39 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:26 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:13 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:37 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:01 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:24 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:01 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:37 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:13 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:26 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:39 – 06:15 (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)1868131.27
Julian Day2456596.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0462°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.29°
🪷 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 (24.0462°), declination -14.10°, EoT 16.45 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: 2013-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)