पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 12, 2024 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 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.64°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra198.89°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha127.61°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra134.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani323.86°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:15 – 08:54
Yamaganda10:32 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla13:50 – 15:28
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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 · 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 Amṛta05:36 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:15 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:54 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:11 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:50 – 15:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:28 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:07 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:46 – 20:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:07 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:28 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:50 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:11 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:54 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:15 – 05:36 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872069.27
Julian Day2460534.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1968°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.80°
🪷 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 (24.1968°), declination 14.86°, EoT -4.74 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: 2024-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)