पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 23, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.55°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra218.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.80°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha149.64°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.68°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra113.98°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani214.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:59 – 18:36
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla15:22 – 16:59
Varjyam06:13 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:41 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:18 – 08:55 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:55 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:32 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:45 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:22 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:59 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:36 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:59 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:22 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:45 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:32 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:55 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:18 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868792.27
Julian Day2457257.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.28°
🪷 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 11.60°, EoT -2.27 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: 2015-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)