पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · September 16, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।
"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.29'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra178.65°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.06°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha171.70°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.88°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra111.71°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani215.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:33
Yamaganda07:23 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 12:00
Varjyam06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 Labha05:51 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:23 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:05 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:10 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:05 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:23 – 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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868816.27
Julian Day2457281.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.13°
🪷 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 (24.0724°), declination 2.83°, EoT 5.87 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: 2015-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)