पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · November 5, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya198.74°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra218.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha191.58°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.86°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra245.50°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani199.75°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:36 – 15:58
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:13
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:19 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:42 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:36 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:58 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:21 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:58 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:36 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:42 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868136.27
Julian Day2456601.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0464°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.25°
🪷 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 (24.0464°), declination -15.67°, EoT 16.26 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: 2013-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)