पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · July 21, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.88°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra129.72°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.95°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha113.41°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.98°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:30 – 12:12
Yamaganda15:36 – 17:18
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:48
Varjyam05:58 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:24 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:06 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:18 – 19:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:00 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:18 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:06 – 05:24 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871681.27
Julian Day2460146.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1820°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.23°
🪷 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 (24.1820°), declination 20.55°, EoT -6.05 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: 2023-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)