पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · May 4, 2008 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 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra359.30°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.86°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha38.00°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.98°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra10.21°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani127.51°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:01 – 18:40
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:42
Gulika Kāla15:22 – 17:01
Varjyam05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:26 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:05 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:44 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:42 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:22 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:01 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:40 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:01 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:22 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:42 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:44 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:05 – 05:26 (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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866125.27
Julian Day2454590.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9695°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.61°
🪷 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 (23.9695°), declination 16.02°, EoT 3.26 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: 2008-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)