पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · March 8, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.87°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra328.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.13°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha297.08°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra299.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani130.00°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:21 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla06:24 – 07:52
Varjyam06:53 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:24 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:52 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:21 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:18 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:12 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:18 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:21 – 04:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:52 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866068.27
Julian Day2454533.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9673°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.84°
🪷 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 (23.9673°), declination -4.81°, EoT -11.53 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: 2008-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)