पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · November 24, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।
"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra11.24°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.37°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha220.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra172.84°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani222.44°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:34 – 15:54
Yamaganda09:13 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:14
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:33 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:53 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:13 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:34 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:54 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:14 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:54 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:34 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:13 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:53 – 06:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868885.27
Julian Day2457350.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0750°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.09°
🪷 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 (24.0750°), declination -20.44°, EoT 12.55 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: 2015-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)