पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 15, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.08°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra167.71°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha108.12°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.94°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra163.71°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani248.71°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:49
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 12:10
Varjyam06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:37 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:16 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:54 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:27 – 17:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:05 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:44 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:05 – 21:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:27 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:54 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:16 – 05:37 (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)1869880.27
Julian Day2458345.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1131°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)48.15°
🪷 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 (24.1131°), declination 14.11°, 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: 2018-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)