पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · May 14, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.18°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra218.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.57°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha23.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.52°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra348.06°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani101.57°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:05 – 18:46
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla15:24 – 17:05
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:19 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:00 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:41 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:22 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:43 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:24 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:05 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:46 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:05 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:24 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:43 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:22 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:41 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:00 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865404.27
Julian Day2453869.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9419°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.92°
🪷 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 (23.9419°), declination 18.55°, EoT 3.76 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: 2006-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)