पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 21, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।
"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.25°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra275.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha166.16°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra136.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani218.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:16
Yamaganda07:34 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 11:50
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:08 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:34 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:59 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:42 – 16:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:07 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:33 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:07 – 20:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:42 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:59 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:34 – 06:08 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868851.27
Julian Day2457316.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0737°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.92°
🪷 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 (24.0737°), declination -10.52°, EoT 15.83 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: 2015-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)