पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · September 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 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: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra208.85°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.76°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha134.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra112.05°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani308.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:30
Yamaganda07:24 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 11:59
Varjyam06:23 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:53 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:24 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:30 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:02 – 16:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:34 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:05 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:34 – 21:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:02 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:30 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:24 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871742.27
Julian Day2460207.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1843°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.40°
🪷 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 (24.1843°), declination 1.26°, EoT 7.35 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: 2023-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)