पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · November 20, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.21°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra282.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha231.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati246.60°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra168.62°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani56.75°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:13 – 14:34
Yamaganda06:30 – 07:51
Gulika Kāla09:11 – 10:32
Varjyam06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:30 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:51 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:11 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:32 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:53 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:13 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:34 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:54 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:15 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:54 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:34 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:13 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:53 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:32 – 03:11 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:11 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:51 – 06:30 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874725.27
Julian Day2463190.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2984°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.05°
🪷 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 (24.2984°), declination -19.60°, EoT 13.70 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: 2031-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)