पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · June 18, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya62.68°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra121.36°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha76.25°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.86°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra100.45°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani252.32°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:56 – 08:40
Yamaganda10:23 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla13:51 – 15:34
Varjyam05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:12 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:56 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:40 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:07 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:51 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:34 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:18 – 19:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:02 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:18 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:34 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:51 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:07 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:40 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:56 – 05:12 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869822.27
Julian Day2458287.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1109°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.70°
🪷 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 (24.1109°), declination 23.40°, EoT -0.82 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: 2018-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)