पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 16, 2026 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.99°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	161.66°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	68.53°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	106.67°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	105.85°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra	164.51°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	350.22°	Mīna	Revatī 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)	09:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:04 – 18:43
Yamaganda	12:10 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla	15:26 – 17:04
Varjyam	06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:38 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:16 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:54 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:32 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:10 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:48 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:26 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:04 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:43 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:04 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:26 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:48 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:10 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:32 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:54 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:16 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°

Longitude: 80.9462°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872803.27
Julian Day	2461268.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	43.18°

🪷 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 (24.2249°), declination 13.78°, EoT -3.97 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: 2026-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)