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

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.35 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।

अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते।।1.35।।
"1.35 I would not kill them, even for three worlds; why then for this poor earth? It matters not if I myself am killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.66°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra336.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.49°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha340.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.23°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra334.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani128.19°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:35
Yamaganda13:43 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla05:53 – 07:27
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 Kāla05:53 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:27 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:01 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:43 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:17 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:52 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:26 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:52 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:17 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:43 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:01 – 04:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:27 – 05:53 (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)1866096.27
Julian Day2454561.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9684°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.19°
🪷 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 (23.9684°), declination 6.15°, EoT -3.10 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: 2008-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)