पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · September 15, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.23°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra237.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.67°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha149.68°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.95°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra190.58°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani30.61°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:33 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla05:51 – 07:23
Varjyam06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:51 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:23 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:56 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:33 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:38 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:10 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:38 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:33 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:56 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:23 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873929.27
Julian Day2462394.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2680°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.01°
🪷 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 (24.2680°), declination 2.98°, EoT 5.50 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: 2029-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)