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

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.18 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।

सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।1.18।।
"1.18 And O King! Drupada, the sons of Droupadi and Soubhadra, the great soldier, blew their conches." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.72°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra222.48°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.78°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha194.71°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati188.33°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra166.40°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani239.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:35 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:25 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:15 – 14:40
Varjyam06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:10 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:35 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:15 – 14:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:40 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:05 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:31 – 19:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:05 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:40 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:15 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:35 – 06:10 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869584.27
Julian Day2458049.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1018°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.81°
🪷 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 (24.1018°), declination -11.41°, EoT 16.06 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: 2017-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)