पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 8, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.26 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।

गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।10.26।।
"10.26 Of trees I am the sacred Fig-tree, of the Divine Seers Narada, of the heavenly singers I am Chitraratha, their Leader, and of sages I am Kapila." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.08°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra58.42°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala358.43°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha195.53°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra131.67°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani271.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 14:49
Yamaganda06:01 – 07:29
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:25
Varjyam06:31 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:01 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:29 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:53 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:49 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:17 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:45 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:17 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:49 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:53 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:29 – 06:01 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870665.27
Julian Day2459130.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1431°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.51°
🪷 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 (24.1431°), declination -6.00°, EoT 13.23 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: 2020-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)