पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · November 8, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.27 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्।

ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां नराणां च नराधिपम्।।10.27।।
"10.27 Know that among horses I am Pegasus, the heaven-born; among the lordly elephants I am the White one, and I am the Ruler among men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.27'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.46°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra206.01°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha224.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.72°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra182.36°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani251.32°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:13 – 14:35
Yamaganda06:21 – 07:43
Gulika Kāla09:06 – 10:28
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:21 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:43 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:06 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:28 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:13 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:35 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:57 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:20 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:57 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:35 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:13 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:28 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:06 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:43 – 06:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869965.27
Julian Day2458430.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.46°
🪷 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 (24.1164°), declination -16.50°, EoT 15.99 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: 2018-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)