पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · November 12, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya205.15°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra169.34°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.91°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha227.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.95°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra159.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani57.29°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:13
Yamaganda07:46 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:29 – 11:51
Varjyam06:51 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Labha06:24 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:46 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:29 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:13 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:34 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:56 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:18 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:56 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:34 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:13 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:29 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:46 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874717.27
Julian Day2463182.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2981°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)324.00°
🪷 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 (24.2981°), declination -17.59°, EoT 15.43 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: 2031-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)