पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 25, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.92°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra106.14°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.65°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha202.75°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.71°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra224.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani318.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:39 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:01
Varjyam06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:11 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:01 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:39 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:04 – 17:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:29 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:04 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:39 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:01 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872143.27
Julian Day2460608.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1997°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.42°
🪷 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 (24.1997°), declination -12.21°, EoT 16.23 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: 2024-10-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)