पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · September 17, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.8 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।

प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।
"7.8 O Arjuna! I am the Fluidity in water, the Light in the sun and in the moon. I am the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the Sound in ether, the Virility in man." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra70.85°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha175.70°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.58°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra139.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani204.94°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:32
Yamaganda07:24 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 12:00
Varjyam06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:51 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:24 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:32 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:04 – 16:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:36 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:36 – 21:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:04 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:32 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:24 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868452.27
Julian Day2456917.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0585°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)278.67°
🪷 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 (24.0585°), declination 2.35°, EoT 6.24 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: 2014-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)