पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · March 5, 2008 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.87°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra287.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.14°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha293.69°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra296.17°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani130.23°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 13:46
Yamaganda07:55 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla10:51 – 12:18
Varjyam06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:27 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:55 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:51 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:46 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:14 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:42 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:10 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:42 – 21:14 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:14 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:46 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:51 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:55 – 06:27 (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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866065.27
Julian Day2454530.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9672°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.81°
🪷 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 (23.9672°), declination -5.97°, EoT -12.23 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: 2008-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)