पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · March 9, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.87°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra342.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.48°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha298.28°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra301.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani129.92°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:44 – 18:12
Yamaganda12:17 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla15:15 – 16:44
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:23 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:51 – 09:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:20 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:17 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:46 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:15 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:44 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:12 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:44 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:15 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:46 – 00:17 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:17 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:20 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:51 – 06:23 (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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866069.27
Julian Day2454534.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9673°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.81°
🪷 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 (23.9673°), declination -4.42°, EoT -11.28 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: 2008-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)