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

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.11 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।
"9.11 Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They know not that in My higher nature I am the Lord-God of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra264.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha149.90°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.75°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra191.77°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani248.45°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:31
Yamaganda07:24 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 11:59
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:52 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:24 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:31 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:03 – 16:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:34 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:06 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:34 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:03 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:31 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:24 – 05:52 (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)1869915.27
Julian Day2458380.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1144°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.23°
🪷 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 (24.1144°), declination 1.56°, EoT 6.98 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: 2018-09-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)