पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 15, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra203.79°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.15°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha234.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.52°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra232.85°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani245.14°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:39 – 15:57
Gulika Kāla08:07 – 09:25
Varjyam07:14 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:48 – 08:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:07 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:39 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:57 – 17:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:16 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:57 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:39 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:07 – 06:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869637.27
Julian Day2458102.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1038°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)323.29°
🪷 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 (24.1038°), declination -23.26°, EoT 4.18 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: 2017-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)