पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 9, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.16 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः।

न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन।।6.16।।
"6.16 Meditation is not for him who eats too much, not for him who eats not at all; not for him who is overmuch addicted to sleep, not for him who is always awake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.34°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra267.75°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.38°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha112.55°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati100.46°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra91.78°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani202.65°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:53 – 10:32
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla05:34 – 07:14
Varjyam06:07 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:34 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:14 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:53 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:32 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:30 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:49 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:09 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:30 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:32 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:53 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:14 – 05:34 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868413.27
Julian Day2456878.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0570°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.57°
🪷 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 (24.0570°), declination 15.92°, EoT -5.21 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: 2014-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)