पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 13, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.35 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।

अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते।।1.35।।
"1.35 I would not kill them, even for three worlds; why then for this poor earth? It matters not if I myself am killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.89°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra78.98°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha142.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra116.12°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani310.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:07 – 18:45
Yamaganda12:11 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla15:28 – 17:07
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:36 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:15 – 08:53 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:53 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:32 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:11 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:49 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:28 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:07 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:45 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:07 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:28 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:49 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:11 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:32 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:53 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:15 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871704.27
Julian Day2460169.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1829°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.75°
🪷 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 (24.1829°), declination 14.79°, EoT -4.56 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: 2023-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)