पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 12, 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 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.55'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.33°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra163.95°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha157.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.24°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra128.46°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani217.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:30 – 08:57
Yamaganda10:25 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla13:19 – 14:47
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:03 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:30 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:57 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:52 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:19 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:14 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:41 – 19:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:14 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:19 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:52 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:57 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:30 – 06:03 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868842.27
Julian Day2457307.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0734°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)349.68°
🪷 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 (24.0734°), declination -7.21°, EoT 14.22 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: 2015-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)