पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · September 26, 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 2.32 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।

सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।
"2.32 Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.32'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya158.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra291.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.73°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha141.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra115.57°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani307.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:57 – 16:28
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla11:57 – 13:27
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:55 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:26 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:57 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:57 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:58 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:57 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:57 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:26 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 05:55 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871748.27
Julian Day2460213.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1845°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.38°
🪷 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 (24.1845°), declination -1.08°, EoT 9.50 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: 2023-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)