पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 15, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.33 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।

अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।10.33।।
"10.33 Of letters I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am Time inexhaustible; and I am the all-pervading Preserver." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.33'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.01°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra152.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.21°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha197.47°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra139.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani271.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:18 – 14:44
Yamaganda06:05 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:25
Varjyam06:34 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:05 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:58 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:18 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:44 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:11 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:38 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:11 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:44 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:18 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:58 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 06:05 (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)1870672.27
Julian Day2459137.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1434°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.77°
🪷 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 (24.1434°), declination -8.62°, EoT 14.86 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: 2020-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)