पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · November 6, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.44'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.69°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra215.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.86°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha185.63°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra246.17°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani283.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:05 – 10:27
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:35
Gulika Kāla06:19 – 07:42
Varjyam06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:19 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:42 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:05 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:35 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:58 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:21 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:58 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:35 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:05 – 04:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:42 – 06:19 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871059.27
Julian Day2459524.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1582°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.30°
🪷 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 (24.1582°), declination -15.99°, EoT 16.19 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: 2021-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)