पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · September 26, 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 7.17 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।7.17।।
"7.17 Of all of these, he who has gained wisdom, who meditates on Me without ceasing, devoting himself only to Me, he is the best; for by the wise man I am exceedingly beloved and the wise man, too, is beloved by Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya158.83°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra178.91°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha184.59°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.26°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra150.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani205.73°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:57
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla07:26 – 08:56
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:55 – 07:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:26 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 17:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:58 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:26 – 05:55 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868461.27
Julian Day2456926.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0588°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.36°
🪷 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 (24.0588°), declination -1.15°, EoT 9.50 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: 2014-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)