पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · September 18, 2021 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 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra295.04°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha177.27°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.61°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra193.81°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani283.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:31 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla05:52 – 07:24
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:52 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:24 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:56 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:35 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:07 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:35 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:56 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:24 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871010.27
Julian Day2459475.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1563°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.46°
🪷 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 1.84°, EoT 6.61 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: 2021-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)