पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · August 24, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.16°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra177.82°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.93°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha150.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra81.51°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani17.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:45 – 15:21
Yamaganda05:42 – 07:18
Gulika Kāla08:55 – 10:32
Varjyam06:14 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:42 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:18 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:55 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:32 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:08 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:45 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:21 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:58 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:35 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:58 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:21 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:45 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:08 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:32 – 02:55 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:55 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:18 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873542.27
Julian Day2462007.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2532°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.79°
🪷 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 (24.2532°), declination 10.97°, EoT -1.99 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: 2028-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)