पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 19, 2018 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।

"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	121.92°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	220.14°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	274.74°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	107.15°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	201.36°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	167.57°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	248.59°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 00 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 59 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:55 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:40 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:02 – 18:40
Yamaganda	12:10 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla	15:25 – 17:02
Varjyam	06:12 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 Udveg	05:39 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:17 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:54 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:32 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:10 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:47 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:25 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:02 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:40 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:02 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:25 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:47 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:10 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:32 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:54 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:17 – 05:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°

Longitude: 80.9462°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869884.27
Julian Day	2458349.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1133°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.77°

🪷 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 (24.1133°), declination 12.84°, EoT -3.29 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: 2018-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)