पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 19, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.72°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra343.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.80°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha165.76°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra228.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani282.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:42 – 16:08
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:16
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:07 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:33 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:25 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:42 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:08 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:34 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:08 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:42 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:25 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:33 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871041.27
Julian Day2459506.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1575°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.45°
🪷 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 (24.1575°), declination -10.00°, EoT 15.55 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: 2021-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)