पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · March 3, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.38°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra0.49°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha332.99°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.55°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra274.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani101.27°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla07:57 – 09:24
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:29 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:57 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:09 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:57 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865332.27
Julian Day2453797.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9392°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.89°
🪷 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 (23.9392°), declination -6.94°, EoT -12.65 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: 2006-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)