पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 14, 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 10.30 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Kālaḥ Kalayatām Aham · Krishna IS Time
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्।

मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्।।10.30।।
"10.30 And I am the devotee Prahlad among the heathen; of Time I am the Eternal Present; I am the Lion among beasts and the Eagle among birds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.30'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.56°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra223.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha126.28°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra136.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani323.73°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:49
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 12:11
Varjyam06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:37 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:16 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:54 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:27 – 17:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:06 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:44 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:06 – 21:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:27 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:54 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:16 – 05:37 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872071.27
Julian Day2460536.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1969°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.76°
🪷 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 (24.1969°), declination 14.25°, EoT -4.37 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: 2024-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)