पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 21, 2017 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।

"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	124.09°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	114.47°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	115.88°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	134.52°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	175.63°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	89.54°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शनि Śani	236.94°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 57 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 02 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:57 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:35 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:17 – 08:55
Yamaganda	10:32 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla	13:46 – 15:23
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:40 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:17 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:55 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:32 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:09 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:46 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:23 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:01 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:38 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:01 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:23 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:46 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:09 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:32 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:55 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:17 – 05:40 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°

Longitude: 80.9462°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869521.27
Julian Day	2457986.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0994°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.12°

🪷 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 (24.0994°), declination 12.10°, EoT -2.80 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: 2017-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)