पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · September 29, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.17°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra291.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.48°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha169.14°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.23°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra121.41°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani15.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:56
Yamaganda14:55 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 08:56
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:57 – 07:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:27 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:55 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:25 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:54 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:25 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:55 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:27 – 05:57 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873578.27
Julian Day2462043.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2545°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.40°
🪷 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 (24.2545°), declination -2.55°, EoT 10.52 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: 2028-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)