पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 27, 2038 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya189.33°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra173.30°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.45°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha211.71°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.16°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra191.10°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani149.85°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:14
Yamaganda07:37 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 11:50
Varjyam06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:12

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 Labha06:12 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:37 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:14 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:39 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:03 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:27 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:03 – 20:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:39 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:14 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:37 – 06:12 (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 Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877258.27
Julian Day2465723.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3953°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.33°
🪷 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 (24.3953°), declination -12.76°, EoT 16.36 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: 2038-10-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)