पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 22, 2015 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।

"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	124.59°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	205.72°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	104.16°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	148.25°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	127.47°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शुक्र Śukra	114.53°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	214.31°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:57 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:36 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:55 – 10:32
Yamaganda	13:46 – 15:23
Gulika Kāla	05:40 – 07:17
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:40 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:17 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:55 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:32 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:09 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:46 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:23 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:00 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:37 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:00 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:23 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:46 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:09 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:32 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:55 – 04:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:17 – 05:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°

Longitude: 80.9462°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868791.27
Julian Day	2457256.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.18°

🪷 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 (24.0715°), declination 11.94°, EoT -2.54 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: 2015-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)