पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 17, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.47°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra93.26°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.77°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha119.57°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra74.43°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani272.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:16 – 08:54
Yamaganda10:32 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla13:48 – 15:26
Varjyam06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:39 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:16 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:54 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:10 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:48 – 15:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:26 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:04 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:41 – 20:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:04 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:26 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:48 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:10 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:54 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:16 – 05:39 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870613.27
Julian Day2459078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1411°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.72°
🪷 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 (24.1411°), declination 13.32°, EoT -3.75 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: 2020-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)