पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 23, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.13 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्।

मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्।।7.13।।
"7.13 The inhabitants of the world, misled by those natures which the Qualities have engendered, know not that I am higher than them all, and that I do not change." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.27°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra8.08°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha152.45°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.68°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra147.06°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani225.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:22 – 16:59
Yamaganda08:55 – 10:32
Gulika Kāla12:08 – 13:45
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Roga05:41 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:18 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:55 – 10:32 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:32 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:08 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:22 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:59 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:36 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:59 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:22 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:08 – 01:32 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:32 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:55 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:18 – 05:41 (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 Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869158.27
Julian Day2457623.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0855°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.08°
🪷 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 (24.0855°), declination 11.35°, EoT -2.27 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: 2016-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)