पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 18, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।
"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.38°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra88.02°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.04°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha141.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati154.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra75.37°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani17.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:25 – 17:03
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:54
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:39 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:54 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:03 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:40 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:03 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:54 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:39 (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 Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873536.27
Julian Day2462001.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2529°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.73°
🪷 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 (24.2529°), declination 12.97°, EoT -3.53 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: 2028-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)