पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · September 17, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.41 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।
"1.41 When irreligion spreads, the women of the house begin to stray; when they lose their purity, adulteration of the stock follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra281.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.83°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha176.46°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.71°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra192.67°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani283.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 12:00
Yamaganda15:04 – 16:36
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:56
Varjyam06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:52 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:32 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:04 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:36 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:08 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:36 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:04 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:32 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:52 (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)1871009.27
Julian Day2459474.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1563°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.43°
🪷 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 (24.1563°), declination 2.23°, EoT 6.24 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: 2021-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)