पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · September 23, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.66 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Carama-Śloka · The Supreme Verse
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज।अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः।।18.66।।
"18.66 Give up then thy earthly duties, surrender thyself to Me only. Do not be anxious; I will absolve thee from all thy sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.11°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra189.73°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha143.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.91°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra129.33°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani237.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:27
Yamaganda13:29 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla05:54 – 07:25
Varjyam06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:54 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:25 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:56 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:30 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:01 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:30 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:56 – 04:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:25 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869554.27
Julian Day2458019.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1006°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.98°
🪷 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 (24.1006°), declination -0.09°, EoT 8.44 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: 2017-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)