पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 19, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.10 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मयाऽध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम्।

हेतुनाऽनेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते।।9.10।।
"9.10 Under my guidance, Nature produces all things movable and immovable. Thus it is, O Arjuna, that this universe revolves." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.10'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.39°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra121.47°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.36°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha123.57°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra76.41°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani272.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:47
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:55
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 12:10
Varjyam06:12 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:40 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:55 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:02 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:39 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:02 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:55 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:17 – 05:40 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870615.27
Julian Day2459080.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1412°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)357.90°
🪷 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 (24.1412°), declination 12.67°, EoT -3.29 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: 2020-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)