पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · July 23, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।
"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.28°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra261.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.26°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha85.16°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.37°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra126.76°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani286.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:31 – 12:12
Yamaganda15:36 – 17:17
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:49
Varjyam06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:26 – 07:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:07 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:49 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:31 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 17:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:17 – 18:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:59 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:17 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:31 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:49 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:07 – 05:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870953.27
Julian Day2459418.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1541°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.57°
🪷 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 (24.1541°), declination 20.06°, EoT -6.13 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: 2021-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)