पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · October 16, 2040 CE

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BG 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।

"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1447

Malayalam Era: 1216

Nanakshahi: 571

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	178.87°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	304.45°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	196.29°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	189.98°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	169.71°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शुक्र Śukra	214.04°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	170.88°	Kanyā	Hasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:34 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:08 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:36 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla	17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:44 – 16:10
Yamaganda	08:59 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla	11:51 – 13:17
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:47 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:06 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:32 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:59 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:25 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:51 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:17 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:44 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:10 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:36 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:10 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:44 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:17 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:51 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:25 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:59 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:32 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°

Longitude: 80.9462°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877978.27
Julian Day	2466443.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4228°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	126.94°

🪷 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 (24.4228°), declination -9.05°, EoT 15.05 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: 2040-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)