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

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.20 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि

व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः।

दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं

लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्।।11.20।।
"11.20 Alone thou fillest all the quarters of the sky, earth and heaven, and the regions between. O Almighty Lord! Seeing Thy marvellous and awe-inspiring Form, the spheres tremble with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.50°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra285.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.52°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha134.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.18°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra175.64°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani321.39°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:38 – 18:10
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:38
Varjyam06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:51 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:24 – 08:56 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:56 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:38 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:10 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:38 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:56 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:24 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872103.27
Julian Day2460568.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1981°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.13°
🪷 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 (24.1981°), declination 2.90°, EoT 5.50 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: 2024-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)