पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 14, 2026 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.07°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra134.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.21°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha102.90°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.41°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra162.59°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani350.29°MīnaRevatī 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)07:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 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 Kāla10:32 – 12:11
Yamaganda15:27 – 17:06
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 08:54
Varjyam06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:37 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:15 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:54 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:06 – 18:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:44 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:06 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:54 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:15 – 05:37 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872801.27
Julian Day2461266.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2248°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.36°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2248°), declination 14.40°, 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: 2026-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)