पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · November 1, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.73°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra162.97°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha196.57°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.80°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra241.55°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani199.27°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:37 – 16:00
Gulika Kāla07:39 – 09:03
Varjyam06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:16 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:39 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:03 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:13 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:37 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:00 – 17:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:24 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:00 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:37 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:13 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:03 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:39 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868132.27
Julian Day2456597.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0462°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.97°
🪷 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 -14.42°, EoT 16.44 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: 2013-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)