पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 31, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.19°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra231.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.97°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha213.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra213.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani261.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:37
Yamaganda06:15 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:26
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:15 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:39 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:26 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:37 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:01 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:25 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:01 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:37 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:26 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:39 – 06:15 (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 Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870322.27
Julian Day2458787.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1300°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.23°
🪷 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 (24.1300°), declination -13.95°, EoT 16.45 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: 2019-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)