पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · May 12, 2008 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

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BG 2.25 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।

तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।।2.25।।

"2.25 It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	27.72°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	116.24°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	97.12°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	49.24°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	269.01°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	20.06°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	127.58°	Siṃha	Maghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:33 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:13 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:01 – 08:41
Yamaganda	10:22 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla	13:43 – 15:24
Varjyam	05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:20 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:01 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:41 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:22 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:02 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:43 – 15:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:24 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:04 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:45 – 20:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:04 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:24 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:43 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:02 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:22 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:41 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:01 – 05:20 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°

Longitude: 80.9462°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866133.27
Julian Day	2454598.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9698°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.37°

🪷 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 (23.9698°), declination 18.19°, EoT 3.74 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: 2008-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)