पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · November 2, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya195.68°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra156.90°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.17°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha179.44°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra242.33°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani283.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:36 – 16:00
Yamaganda09:03 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:13
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:17 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:03 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:26 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:36 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:00 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:23 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:00 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:36 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:26 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:03 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:17 (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)1871055.27
Julian Day2459520.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1580°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.27°
🪷 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 (24.1580°), declination -14.76°, EoT 16.42 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: 2021-11-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)