पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra251.49°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha254.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.91°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra196.44°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani307.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 14:39
Yamaganda06:47 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:25 – 10:43
Varjyam07:14 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:47 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:25 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:39 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:57 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:16 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:57 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:39 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:25 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871827.27
Julian Day2460292.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.30°
🪷 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 (24.1876°), declination -23.18°, EoT 4.64 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: 2023-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)