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

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra20.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.88°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha229.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.67°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra273.56°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani204.26°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:20 – 14:39
Gulika Kāla06:48 – 08:06
Varjyam07:14 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:48 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:06 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:20 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:39 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:57 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:16 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:57 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:39 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:20 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:06 – 06:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868175.27
Julian Day2456640.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0479°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)141.61°
🪷 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 (24.0479°), declination -23.21°, EoT 4.64 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: 2013-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)