पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 28, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कार्तिक पूर्णिमा — Kārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
Day Mahābhārata war began (4 Oct 3138 BCE). Śiva destroyed Tripurāsura.
Historical anchor: Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.64 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्।

आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति।।2.64।।
"2.64 But the self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.17°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra359.45°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.36°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha194.80°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra143.47°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani306.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:26
Yamaganda13:14 – 14:38
Gulika Kāla06:13 – 07:37
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:13 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:37 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:01 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:26 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:14 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:38 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:03 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:27 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:03 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:38 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:14 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:26 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:01 – 04:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:37 – 06:13 (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 Pūrṇimā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871780.27
Julian Day2460245.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1858°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)171.02°
🪷 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 (24.1858°), declination -12.97°, EoT 16.40 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: 2023-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)