पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 1, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.94°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra95.82°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.94°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha180.43°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra208.49°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani282.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:55
Yamaganda14:54 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 08:56
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:58 – 07:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:27 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:54 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:52 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:54 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:27 – 05:58 (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)1871023.27
Julian Day2459488.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1568°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.76°
🪷 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 (24.1568°), declination -3.21°, EoT 11.17 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: 2021-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)