पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 15, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.52°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra236.46°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala52.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha125.52°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.54°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra137.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani323.67°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:27
Yamaganda05:38 – 07:16
Gulika Kāla08:54 – 10:32
Varjyam06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:38 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:16 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:54 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:32 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:05 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:43 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:05 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:32 – 02:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:54 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:16 – 05:38 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872072.27
Julian Day2460537.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1969°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.10°
🪷 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 13.94°, EoT -4.18 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: 2024-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)