पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 20, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.8 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ahaṁ Sarvasya Prabhavo · the source of all
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।

इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः।।10.8।।
"10.8 I am the source of all; from Me everything flows. Therefore the wise worship Me with unchanging devotion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.49°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra308.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha200.55°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati211.65°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra192.67°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani249.82°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:25
Yamaganda13:16 – 14:42
Gulika Kāla06:08 – 07:33
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:08 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:33 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:25 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:51 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:16 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:42 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:08 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:33 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:08 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:42 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:16 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:51 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:25 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:33 – 06:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869946.27
Julian Day2458411.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1156°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.33°
🪷 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 (24.1156°), declination -10.26°, EoT 15.70 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: 2018-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)