पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · July 25, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.13 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्।

मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्।।7.13।।
"7.13 The inhabitants of the world, misled by those natures which the Qualities have engendered, know not that I am higher than them all, and that I do not change." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.97°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra247.46°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha119.12°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.43°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra142.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani249.73°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:54
Yamaganda07:08 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 12:12
Varjyam06:00 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:27 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:08 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:49 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:35 – 17:17 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:17 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:58 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:17 – 21:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:35 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:49 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:08 – 05:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869859.27
Julian Day2458324.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1123°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.31°
🪷 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 (24.1123°), declination 19.69°, EoT -6.18 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: 2018-07-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)