पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 11, 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 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.46°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra144.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.19°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha123.90°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra149.44°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani285.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:50
Yamaganda07:14 – 08:53
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 12:11
Varjyam06:08 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:35 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:14 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:53 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:50 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:29 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:47 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:29 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:50 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:53 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:14 – 05:35 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870972.27
Julian Day2459437.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1549°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.25°
🪷 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 (24.1549°), declination 15.24°, EoT -4.91 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: 2021-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)