पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 9, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।
"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.36°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra128.57°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha156.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra125.92°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani217.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 08:57
Varjyam06:31 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:01 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:29 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:16 – 17:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:44 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:16 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:29 – 06:01 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868839.27
Julian Day2457304.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.19°
🪷 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 (24.0733°), declination -6.08°, EoT 13.49 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: 2015-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)